Lee gears up for semi-final after injury

ANDY LEE has overcome a hand injury and will contest the middleweight semi-final at the European boxing championships in Pula, Croatia, this evening.

Lee, who aggravated the injury in Wednesday’s quarter-final against Nikola Sjekola from Serbia and Montenegro, was examined by medical officials yesterday.

They are confident that the teenager, who qualified for the Olympics with the win, will be passed fit at this morning’s pre-fight medical examination.