JON MACKEY explains his plans to get Irish boxing firing for the Los Angeles Olympics in the second part of his interview with Kevin Byrne on The Rocky Road.
Boxing Ireland’s High Performance Director reveals why he scrapped a selection system described by boxers and coaches as “toxic and sterile” and put the National Elite Championships back at the heart of the process.
He discusses the tight rivalry between Daina Moorehouse and Caitlin Fryers and how the new points system gives club boxers a clear route into the Ireland squad.
Mackey also addresses the lack of depth in some weight divisions and explains how a new Pathway Lead will help ensure late developers are not overlooked.
There is a look at the “breakthrough clause” that could bring teenage world Under-19 champion John Donoghue into the senior reckoning, plus the possibility of professional boxers returning to the amateur ranks.
And Mackey sets out what Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls face as they bid to qualify for LA 2028.
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