IABA set for 15% cut in funding after members vote against reform

The meeting was convened followed a word from Government that funding would be cut if changes were not made. 

General view of a boxing ring. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association's members decisively voted against a plan to change the organization's governance, At an EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting) held in Roscommon today.

The government issued a warning that funding will be reduced in the absence of reform, which prompted the meeting.