Bernard Dunne: Joe Ward achievement deserves bigger praise

Bernard Dunne has hit out at the lack of coverage afforded to Joe Ward after the 23-year old captured his sixth major championship medal last week.

The Athlone southpaw bagged a silver after losing out to the legendary Cuban light-heavyweight Julio La Cruz in the World Championship final in Hamburg last Saturday but the man’s achievements continue to fly below the radar of most sports fans in this country.

Dunne, high performance director with the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) and team leader at the worlds, pointed to the absence of fight footage on our screens and to the fact just one camera crew welcomed his man home at Dublin Airport.