Lee may make first title defence in Ireland

A date for the first defence of Andy Lee’s new WBO middleweight title could be arranged before Christmas and promoter Frank Warren has revealed that a homecoming show in Ireland is "a viable situation".

Warren is the promoter of Billy Joe Saunders, who is Lee’s mandatory challenger following the Limerick man’s memorable victory in Las Vegas at the weekend.

It was Saunders who was initially supposed to face Matt Korobov for the vacant WBO title but Warren arranged a deal for his man to step aside in order to pursue a clash with Chris Eubank Junior.