Rout in Rio means the gloves are off

From failed drug tests to controversial judging, the post mortem on Ireland’s Olympic boxing fiasco will be a long and painful one

Ring of ire: Michael Conlan reacts to his elimination in Rio Picture: Getty
Billy Walsh in the United States corner at the Olympics in RioGetty

‘When things are going well, it is the time for a review. It’s too late when it goes bad.”

So said Billy Walsh, the former head of Irish amateur boxing’s high performance unit, in an interview with The Sunday Business Post at the beginning of ...