![]() “There were more lows than highs - trust me. It would have been a different story had I never done what I wanted to do or never reached my goal,” outlined the former St Francis Boxing Club Olympian. It’s sad that it has come to an end but it was always going to be that way when you call it a day. I am one of a very rare few who get to do what they want to do and I know I am very fortunate to have had a great career and a great life through boxing. I was very lucky to do that - who gets to live out their dreams. ”Beyond what I could have imaged with all the experiences I had. Lee turned pro in 2006 and for 13 years lived out his dream. I feel happy to have the rest and find out what I want to do and in the meantime I will be a full-time daddy and that will keep me busy,” he said of his eight month old daughter Julia. “I will take some time and I am happy taking time. Lee has coached with professional boxer Eric Donovan in recent times and works with Off The Ball on Newstalk radio, but as for his future plans he has “no idea”. It’s like being alive for your own funeral,” he laughed. ”I don’t really feel comfortable with it - it’s very nice though. “It’s been surreal,” he told LeaderSport of the acclaim. Tributes to Lee have come from across the globe. I know now that if I got a call tomorrow that it would have to be something crazy to entice me to come back - it’s not going to happen,”he said. ”It’s the right decision and I am very happy with it. In true Lee fashion, he took time over recent weeks to speak with all involved in his career before making this Tuesday evening’s public announcement. This week, Andy Lee confirmed his boxing retirement. In true Lee fashion and in the midst of the title euphoria, the Limerick man paused to pay tribute to his former coach Emanuel Steward, RIP. The KO success made the Castleconnell southpaw the first Irishman to win a world title bout in the US since 1934. A unification bout with any of them would represent the biggest payday of Lee's career.“My right hook is a killer punch” beamed Andy Lee in the centre of the Chelsea arena in the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas just minutes after referee Kenny Bayless placed the WBO title belt around his waist. Miguel Cotto, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin all fight at 160 pounds. Now that he's a legitimate world champion, he's in the mix to face some of the best 160-pound fighters in the world. If ever there was a money punch, Lee's right hand provides it. A vicious right hand knocked Jackson out cold and set up the title opportunity. In his last bout against John Jackson, Lee was being handled easily until he landed the same punch that hurt Korobov. Lee had won five fights in a row since that loss. However, the wins weren't all easy. Lee had lost his first attempt at a world title when he was beaten down by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. It has been a long and tough journey to this point for both fighters. In boxing, leads and momentum can be vanquished in a twinkling of the eye, or the cracking of a hard right hand. HBOboxing five rounds unofficial judge scores Korobov-Lee 48-47 in favor of Matt Korobov
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