Andy Lee coming in from the cold

Inherent in Andy Lee’s make-up is a remarkable and understated ability to bounce back from adversity.

Albeit his derailing defeat to Bryan Vera in 2008, seeing his world title dreams collapse at the brick fists of an oversized Julio Cesar Chavez Jr four years later, or the untimely death of his mentor and father figure Emanuel Steward that same year, Limerick’s former Olympian has faced a plethora of major setbacks only to ultimately reap vengeance against the pesky narrative which seemed hellbent on rendering him a nearly man.

Tonight at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the 32-year-old will embark on another path towards retribution following a career-long 15-month absence from the ring.