Billy Walsh stands in way of Ireland's next medal hunt

Now USA coach, Walsh helped mastermind a golden era for Irish boxing’s high-performance unit

Ireland’s Aidan Walsh goes over on his ankle after his jumping celebration of his win over Mauritius’s Merven Clair, which guaranteed him a bronze medal. Walsh fights Britain’s Pat McCormack tomorrow. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

It had to happen sometime. The only wonder is that it took this long.

When Kurt Walker and Duke Ragan meet in the quarter-finals of the men’s featherweight division in the early hours of tomorrow morning it will be the first time Billy Walsh and Zaur Antia stand in opposing Olympic corners.