Lee stuns Jackson with ‘best knockout of my career’

Light middleweight Andy Lee (33-2, 23 KOs) overcame the first knockdown of his professional career to knock out American John Jackson (18-2, 15 KOs) in the fifth round of their fight at Madison Square Garden in New York in the early hours of Sunday morning.

“I had to come from adversity, which makes this win all the sweeter,” said Lee. “He fought well and is a strong kid. He was coming on in the fifth, but I caught him with a peach, and that was the equaliser.”

Lee’s night got off to a terrible start as he was dropped in the first round by a huge overhand right from Jackson, whose father Julian was a three-time world champion known for his fearsome power.