Lee gearing up for Point clash despite car crash
Lee has been provisionally pencilled in to meet American Brad Austin in his 11th pro fight at the Point and says he can’t wait to make his home debut.
However, the 22-year-old Limerick southpaw, now fighting out of the Kronk in Detroit, admitted that he was lucky to have escaped uninjured after he was involved in a car accident last weekend in the USA.
The accident occurred when the Rolls Royce which was been driven by Lee’s manager and coach Emanuel Stewart blew a tyre and skidded off the road outside Detroit.
Lee was a front seat passenger in the car but fortunately neither he nor Stewart sustained any injuries after the car hit a separation wall on a freeway.
He said: “It was one of the scariest moments of my life and we were very shaken after the accident but thankfully no one was hurt and it won’t affect my plans to fight in Dublin.”
Lee is presently training in the Pocono mountains in Pennsylvania along with world middleweight champ Jermain Taylor, Jonathan Banks and Kermit Clintron.
He will be making his first appearance as a pro in Ireland and is eagerly looking forward to his meeting with Austin who has won eight from 11.
He added: “I’m in top shape for my fight in Dublin and I am really looking forward to what should be a fantastic night at the Point.”
Meanwhile, unbeaten Dublin featherweight Patrick Hyland has pulled out of the “Battle on Leeside” promotion at City Hall Cork on August 18 after sustaining a rib injury during sparring.
Hyland has been replaced by Belfast’s Ciaran Healy on a card which also includes Neil Sinclair, Jason McKay, Declan Timlin and Billy Walsh.
