Lee will be back stronger, says Steward

HALL of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward has promised Andy Lee will come back a better, stronger fighter after his shock first defeat as a professional last weekend.

The Irish middleweight, who turned pro in March 2006, lost his unbeaten record on Good Friday in an upset stoppage by Texan Brian Vera at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.

Lee, 23, in his 16th pro fight, was making his debut on US national TV as the main event on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights live broadcast.