IABA maintains silence as Walsh heading for US

One week on from Michael Conlan’s world championship final win, officials from the Irish Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) were last night preparing a defence for the increasing criticism launched at them following the resignation of Billy Walsh.

IABA chiefs are expected to be invited to speak at an Oireachtas committee meeting following on from a loaded attack launched at the association yesterday by Irish Sports Council/Sport Ireland chairman Kieran Mulvey.

Meanwhile, the IABA are continuing to attempt to put a new coaching structure in place as Walsh prepares to fly to America this morning to take up a new job with USA Boxing.