Olympics-USA Boxing drafts in Irish coach amid controversy in Dublin (Reuters)
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The United States named Ireland’s Billy Walsh as their women’s boxing coach on Wednesday, a week after his resignation in Ireland ahead of next year’s Rio Olympics caused a political storm and front-page headlines. Rejected by the Olympic movement for years because of a perceived lack of global interest, women’s boxing was a stunning success in its debut at the 2012 London Games, with Ireland and the U.S. winning two of the three gold medals up for grabs.