Adam Booth: Andy Lee development gives me goosebumps

Andy Lee’s preparation for his world title defence against Billy Joe Saunders has been helped by the frustrating double postponement, according to his coach Adam Booth, who has revealed how the improvement shown by the WBO champion in the gym alone has left him with ‘goosebumps’.

Lee and English middleweight Saunders were initially supposed to clash at Thomond Park back in September before the champion picked up a virus and the fight was put back four weeks. Then Saunders suffered a nasty cut during sparring meaning the fight was again rescheduled to this Saturday at the Manchester Arena, three months after its initial date.

But Lee’s coach and manager Booth, who steered David Haye to world titles at two different weights, says the extra time has allowed his man to develop even further.