Egan says Billy Walsh doesn’t want to go to US

The Wexford man, who resigned as head coach of the Irish High Performance Boxing Unit, is due to attend the US Olympic Trials taking place this month in Tennessee ahead of taking-up an offer to take charge of the Women's Boxing squad for Rio2016.

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have yet to explain why they have refused to bow to pressure to give Walsh a new contract, which has forced him to quit Irish boxing.

Former Irish Olympic silver medallist, Kenneth Egan has spoken to Walsh and said last night that he still believes that the situation can be salvaged.