World’s hardest puncher next for Andy Lee

Andy Lee says he will target Gennady Golovkin, arguably the most feared boxer on the planet, once he gets past mandatory challenger Billy Joe Saunders.

The Limerick man has seen two proposed fight dates with Saunders fall through already but the pair will finally meet, for Lee’s WBO middleweight belt, at the Manchester Arena on December 19.

Golovkin, who took his streak of consecutive stoppage wins to 21 by beating David Lemieux in New York on Saturday, currently holds the IBF, WBA and WBC interim versions of the 160lb title and says he wants to add Lee’s strap to his collection.