Minister for Sport Jack Chambers has described an unsigned document distributed at board level in Irish boxing that was critical of former high performance coach Bernard Dunne as “a disgrace”.
The Minister added that the governing body of Irish boxing, the IABA, must make radical changes to the way the organisation is run or face “immediate and severe financial sanctions.”
He has given the organisation three months to engage in major restructuring. It is not the first time Irish boxing has been threatened with having its funding stopped.
In a statement the IABA appeared less than convincing that change could take place in the organisation in accordance with a recent review.
“IABA’s ability to implement the required reforms is contingent upon a democratic ballot of boxing clubs and their members,” it said. “IABA is alread …
- May 17, 2022
