Lee takes care of business

ANDY LEE bounced back from his defeat to Brian Vera with a confident points victory over European Union middleweight champion Affif Belghecham at the University Arena in Limerick on Saturday night.

It was another perfect homecoming for Lee who did everything right until the penultimate round when he was caught with some vicious left hooks to the head.

The Limerick man was in complete control until the end of the eighth round when Belgecham, who threw just one punch in the first and did precious little afterwards, stepped up a gear before coming out with all guns blazing for the ninth catching Lee with a number of solid lefts. Belghecham again went after Lee in the 10th and rocked him with a damaging hook before the former Olympian used the ring, slipped the punches and saw the fight out.