Lee out to dethrone king of Lyon

THE middleweight champion of France, Affif Belghecham, breezed into Limerick yesterday confident of playing his part in a French sporting double against the Irish tomorrow night.

Belghecham, who also holds the European Union title, was oozing confidence ahead of his clash with Andy Lee at the University Sports Arena where he insists he can derail the Limerick southpaw’s world and European title ambitions at the Yanjing Fight Night and complete what he insists will be a French double.

Belghecham and Lee will climb into the ring shortly after the final whistle has gone in the Ireland-France World Cup play-off. With the match being shown live on the big screens in the University Sports Arena, Belghecham believes that those in attendance will be in for double disappointment.