Lee facing toughest battle yet

ANDY LEE meets his toughest opponent so far in Senegal-born knockout specialist, Mamadou Thiam, for his May 15 assignment at the University Arena in Limerick.

The Limerick southpaw believes an impressive performance will open the door for a shot at Darren Barker’s European title. He beat Barker in the Olympic qualifiers back in 2004.

But Thiam is another kettle of fish with a fearsome reputation as a KO specialist. In fact, of his 46 wins, 43 of them have been by the short route. Admittedly he has been on the floor a few times himself.