Lee’s moment of destiny arrives in El Paso showdown

The Mexican drug cartels operating with alarming bloodlust around the hinterlands of El Paso, Texas have promised there’ll be a one-day truce on Saturday, June 16.

Lee’s moment of destiny arrives in El Paso showdown
Wed, 23 May, 2012 - 01:00
John Riordan

It took a Limerick man to bring a bit of order.

A couple of weeks ago, Andy Lee travelled all the way down to the Mexican border from his training base in Detroit to take part in a press conference with undefeated Mexican WBC Middleweight champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. But there was a tense backdrop.

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