Irish boxing loses another high-profile coach

Edenderry native Liam Morley Brereton has been appointed Boxing Improvement supervisor with the Cayman Islands’ Boxing Affiliation.

hile Morley had no official function within the Irish Athletic Boxing Affiliation in recent times, he’s recognised internationally for his work as a ladies’s boxing coach.

He organised an annual ladies’s sparring camp which was hosted by St Brigid’s Boxing membership in Edenderry and attracted the very best feminine newbie boxers from 27 international locations.

Six-time world champion Mary Kom from India was a daily participant whereas the seven Indian feminine fighters who received gold medals on the latest World Youth championship all sparred in Edenderry.

“I’m wanting ahead to this new problem,” mentioned Morley, who arrived within the Cayman Islands earlier this week and can start his new job as soon as he completes a statutory ten-day quarantine.

The Cayman Island Boxing Affiliation has been overhauled within the final 12 months and has bold plans for the subsequent Olympic cycle.

“This enlargement required a worldwide seek for a boxing growth supervisor with expertise and fervour to develop CIBA right into a world-class organisation.

“Liam’s huge expertise of teaching medallists, while constructing growth programmes, makes him a great match for CIBA,” mentioned an announcement.

“Boxing is a sport for all. It builds teamwork, neighborhood, and camaraderie. I’m delighted to carry my years of expertise, and fervour for the game to the Cayman Islands,” mentioned Morley.

His departure accelerates the teaching ‘brain-drain’ from Irish newbie boxing.

5 of Eire’s ten three-star boxing coaches not have any involvement with the Irish Athletic Boxing Affiliation.

Billy Walsh and Eddie Bolger are presently getting ready the US and German boxing squads for the Tokyo Olympics of their respective roles as head coach of US and German boxing.

Pete Taylor now works with skilled boxers whereas Billy McClean, who was IABA’s nationwide youth coach, parted firm with the IABA final September.

Below McClean’s tutelage, Eire loved unprecedented success at worldwide under-age degree, profitable ten World Championship medals, and 69 European Championship medals, together with 12 gold.

No motive was ever given for his resolution to stop. On the time Fergal Carruth, chief govt of the IABA, mentioned. “In relation to your question concerning a former worker, please be aware that, as with all particular person employment contracts, we don’t make public touch upon these issues. I’m positive you’ll perceive that is normal follow.

“The IABA are all the time sorry to lose workers however imagine that it’s testomony to the success of Irish Boxing’s high-performance programme that our coaches and different employees members have been in such excessive demand, and a number of other have gone onto obtain nice success.”