Countback KO's Lee's medal dreams

Limerick boxer Andy Lee has went out of the Olympics in heartbreaking terms, drawing 27-27 with Cameroon's Hassan Ndam Njikam, then losing on a countback.

Countback KO's Lee's medal dreams

Limerick boxer Andy Lee has went out of the Olympics in heartbreaking terms, drawing 27-27 with Cameroon's Hassan Ndam Njikam, then losing on a countback.

Lee fell two points behind his powerful opponent in the first round of the middleweight bout and was always forced onto the offensive to try to recover these points.

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