Irish super-heavyweight champion Seán Turner has been banned for one year after failing on three occasions within 18 months to return whereabouts details by the required deadline.

The Drimnagh BC fighter claimed the national title in February with a comprehensive 21-8 victory over Gorey's Niall Kennedy and he will hold on to that title despite the ban, which is dated from March 13th, 2013.

A statement released on Friday afternoon read: "The Irish Sports Council and the Irish Amateur Boxing Association jointly announce that the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has determined that boxer Sean Turner has committed an anti-doping rule violation.

“Mr Turner admitted to the panel a violation of Article 2.4 of the Irish Anti-Doping Rules by failing on three occasions within eighteen months to return whereabouts details by the required deadline. This was the first case of a whereabouts violation recorded under the Irish Anti-Doping Rules.

“The panel took into consideration the athlete’s degree of fault in determining the appropriate sanction and while acknowledging the importance of strict adherence to the whereabouts requirements noted that the athlete had in all cases submitted his whereabouts details albeit beyond the stated deadline.

“The panel also determined that taking all the circumstances into consideration the athlete’s result in the 2013 National Championships should stand.”