Fight fans ‘craving’ Lee v Macklin bout

Irish middleweight Andy Lee has thrown down the gauntlet to Matthew Macklin to face him in 2014.

Lee (31W, 2L, 22KOs) has grown tired of the speculation around a proposed fight between the pair and has now called on Macklin, (30W-5L, 20KOs) to step into the ring.

Lee said: “Matthew and I have both fought recently, we’re both from Ireland, we’re both middleweights, we’re similarly rated, we’re both in a similar position in our careers.