Lyons also announced a new oversight panel under his “direct control” to ensure the implementation of reforms in Ulster boxing. <\/p>\n
“I will ensure that it properly holds the IABA and UBC to account with public progress reports,” he said. <\/p>\n
“Let me remind this house again, these organisations receive public funding through arm’s length bodies of my department, any further slippage will not be tolerated.”<\/p>\n
Lyons added he hopes “these measures will have the effect of increasing confidence in boxing as an inclusive sport for all communities across Northern Ireland”.<\/p>\n
In its statement, the IABA said “boxing in Ulster and throughout Ireland has a long and proud tradition of bringing people together across community lines”.<\/p>\n
“Our clubs are inclusive, community-based organisations that welcome everyone, regardless of background, faith, or belief,” it added.<\/p>\n
“Many have played leading roles in peacebuilding and social cohesion, particularly during times of division and challenge.”<\/p>\n
The IABA also said it would welcome the opportunity to meet the minister to discuss the Equality Commission’s findings. <\/p>\n
“Constructive engagement and cooperation remain central to ensuring public confidence and to achieving our shared goal of making boxing a truly inclusive sport for all,” it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lyons also announced a new oversight panel under his “direct control” to ensure the implementation of reforms in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-257402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}