Aidan Walsh bids farewell to Boxing

Olympic bronze medallist Aidan walsh says he leaves boxing with a full heart, a lifetime of memories, and a deep sense of gratitude after officially calling time on his competitive career last week.

The Belfast star,who lit up rings from the National Stadium to Tokyo,retires as one of Ireland’s most accomplished amateurs of the modern era – an Olympic medal winner,a two-time Olympian,Commonwealth Games medallist,and one half of the country’s most triumphant boxing siblings.

And as he steps away from the high-performance habitat, Walsh says the moments that mean the most are the ones he shared with his sister, Michaela.

“one highlight is to do with my sister,” Walsh reflected.”In the moment, it’s hard to appreciate those moments but looking back now, to do all that, to go to all of those countries, to go to two Olympic Games, two Commonwealth Games with my sister it’s just an absolute privilege.It’s something that I hope to tell my kids and grandkids. I couldn’t have done it without her.”