Top English boxing coach Mick Driscoll, 54 – who is well-known by the sports’ biggest names – is charged with three counts of sexual assault… a year after he was sacked following allegations against him
- Boxing coach Mick Driscoll has been charged with three counts of sexual assault
- England Boxing's Driscoll is known to some of the sport's biggest names
- Last year a trainer was fired after many accusations were made against the body
An English boxing coach â known to some of the sport's biggest names â has been accused of sexual assault.
Last year, Mail Sport revealed that a manager had been sacked after a number of allegations were made against the Sheffield-based body, which commissioned an independent review.
Police, who had previously received complaints, subsequently reopened an investigation they had previously closed and have now confirmed that former head performance coach Mick Driscoll, 54, has been charged with three counts of assault on a woman.
Driscoll was the first national recipient of the European Boxing Confederation's Coach of the Year in 2018. He oversaw three golds and bronzes for England's fighters at the Youth Olympic Games and helped the country's youngsters win 34 major championship medals during his time.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police said: 'Michael Driscoll, 54, from Portsmouth, has been charged with three counts of assault on a woman. He remains released to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 19, 2024.â
A former boxer himself, Driscoll won two elite national championships. Competing for England, he narrowly missed out on a place at the 1988 Olympics in the light welterweight category.
Renowned English boxing coach Mick Driscoll has been accused of sexual assault
Police confirmed he has been charged on three counts and will appear in court in January 2024