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Billy Walsh is an Irish former boxer who is currently the Head Coach of USA Boxing.
Raised in Wexford he competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Appointed Head coach of the Irish High Performance Boxing programme in 2003 Walsh was at the helm of Irish boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, guiding them to seven medals, bookmarked by Katie Taylor's gold in London.He was headhunted by the Americans after the U.S. men went home without a medal for the first time in Games history and became the USA womens boxing coach.
In 2016 Walsh was awarded the International Boxing Association (amateur) Coach of the Year.
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