By Dan Ambrose: According to the latest news, HBO has passed on the idea of WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez fighting middleweight contender Andy Lee (24-1, 18 KO’s) on March 12th and want Martinez instead to fight unbeaten World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight champion Sergeii Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KO’s). I can understand why HBO might not be interested in the Martinez-Lee fight because Lee has done pretty much zero since being stopped in the 7th round by Bryan Vera, a former contestant from the reality television program The Contender.
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Andy Lee vs. Sergio Martinez: Is this the best Sergio can come up with?
By Dave Lahr: What’s the middleweight division coming to when the best fighter in the division, WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KO’s), has to settle for #15 ranked World Boxing Council middleweight contender Andy Lee (24-1, 18 KO’s) for his next fight in March instead of a more interesting opponent like Gennady Golovkin, Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam, Felix Sturm, Darren Barker or David Lemieux.
Lee vs. Urbanski: Could Urbanski be one of Andy Lee’s toughest opponents?
By Dan Fitz-Simons: Although Andy Lee’s fans are speculating about a revenge match between their Kronk hero and his nemisis, Bryan Vera in February, no one should under-estimate Daniel Urbanski, Lee’s next opponent. Lee (24-1-0) is scheduled to fight on December 11th in Germany on the Klitchko-Chisora undercard, and there is an assumption Urbanski is just a stepping stone to Lee’s quest for a world title.
Andy Lee vs. Bryan Vera rematch on February 4th?
By Sean McDaniel: Middleweight contender Andy Lee (24-1, 18 KO’s) will be looking to get revenge for a 7th round TKO loss to Bryan Vera (17-5, 11 KO’s) on February 4th, if the fight can be put together. The word is Lee wants the fight and is looking to avenge his loss from two years ago against Vera. In that fight, Lee had Vera hurt in the 1st round but was unable to take him out.
Andy Lee vs. John Duddy would be huge in New York, says Steward
By Jason Kim: Trainer Emanuel Steward thinks an all Irish contest between middleweights John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s) and Andy Lee (24-1, 18 KO’s) would be huge in New York where he thinks it could draw as many as 10,000 boxing fans at Madison Square Garden, according to Michael Marley at Examiner.com.
Possible opponents for Allan Green: Andy Lee, Sartison, and Stieglitz
By William Mackay: It looks like Allan Green is going to be staying in the Super Six tournament after all, as the news has been announced that the group stage 3 part of the tournament will be going ahead in November instead of going straight into the semifinals. After Mikkel Kessler dropped out of the tournament suddenly, it left Green in limbo, without an opponent and it was thought that Green would be dismissed.
Andy Lee vs. John Duddy on December 4th
By Jason Kim: A fight between Irish fringe middleweight contenders John Duddy and Andy Lee could be taking place on December 4th, according to boxing news from the Belfasttelgraph.co.uk. Both Duddy and Lee’s management are interested in this bout and it’s a fight that kind of makes sense, since neither Duddy or Lee are likely going to be getting a shot at a title against any of the middleweight champions. Indeed, Duddy, 31, was recently dominated by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision loss in June.
Andy Lee: Pursuing a European Title
By Dan Fitz-Simons: On May 15th Andy Lee 20-1 (14KOs) will take on Mamadou (“Dou-Dou”) Thiam in his fourth professional bout in Limerick, Ireland. Thiam was born in Senegal but fights out of France with a record of 46-8 (43 KOs). He has 54 professional fights under his belt and several credible opponents on his resume including: Felix Trinidad, Sebastien Demers, and Sergiy Dzinziruk. Even more troubling for Lee is the fact that Dou-Dou has a 79.63% knockout rate. Thiam can bang, and if Andy zigs when he should have zagged, Dou-Dou will be in his face making him pay, possibly with a knockout. Team Lee will have to draw up a carefully prepared strategy to defeat the seasoned Senegalese warrior.
Duddy vs. Lee Could Happen in November; Wilder Has Surgery on Injured Hand
By Sean McDaniel: According to the latest boxing news, Irish middleweight contenders Andy Lee and John Duddy could be fighting on November 28th in Ireland. Promoter Brian Peters is trying to make it happen and will be looking to make it a 50-50 deal between the two middleweights.
Arreola Takes Shot at Haye; Macklin Interested in Bout with Lee
By William Mackay: During yesterday’s news conference at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, unbeaten heavyweight Chris Arreola took a shot at British heavyweight David Haye, saying “I always knew David was a vagina.” Arreola was referring to Haye having pulled out of two heavyweight clashes with the Klitschko brothers in the past two months. Vitali Klitschko, 38, is skeptical about Haye’s injury excuse backing out of the June 20th bout against Wladimir Klitschko.