Lee keeps faith and makes boxing bible

ANDY LEE returns to Detroit tomorrow to prepare for his first eight round fight which is scheduled for Las Vegas on January 25 against an opponent yet to be named.

Eight rounds will take Lee into unchartered territory after spending a quiet Christmas with his family back home in Limerick with an opportunity to reflect on this time last year when he agonised over whether or not he should join the paid ranks.

Under an agreement with the Irish Sports Council, he was enjoying the best deal ever offered to an amateur in the history of Irish amateur boxing.