#Emanuel steward on andy lee pro#
#Emanuel steward on andy lee professional#

I had options but there was a good vibe about Golden Boy. “It is a dream come true to be working with both. Kavanagh has signed a promotional deal with Golden Boy Promotions, and with Roach and Golden Boy in his corner the foundation is well set for a good career.

#Emanuel steward on andy lee professional#

The 19-year-old light welterweight will make his professional debut in Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the Amir Khan/Paulie Malignaggi fight on Saturday night.

#Emanuel steward on andy lee pro#

The other Irish fighter in action stateside is the recently turned pro Kavanagh. While his trainer Freddie Roach will be busy in New York with compatriot Jamie Kavanagh and Amir Khan, Jose Benavidez Senior will be in his corner come fight night. The 25-year-old’s fight is scheduled for six rounds. Light welterweight Byrne (11-0, 4 KOs) fights Justo Sanchez (17-24-1) at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. It is a busy weekend for Irish fighters as Dean Byrne and Jamie Kavanagh will also be in action. I will have to box and box smart, and if I get a chance to stop him then I have to go for it,” he said. He is not the fastest guy but he is a big puncher, so I will have to use my speed and my height and reach and all of my advantages to keep him at bay and take the opportunity it if comes. So what does Lee see as the key factors to winning this fight? “If you can do nine or 10 rounds in the heat, then there will be no problems in Limerick!” joked the 2004 Olympian, whose contest for Thiam is scheduled for 10 rounds.

Training hard in the sweltering Tampa temperatures should help Lee in the stamina stakes come Saturday night. “I mixed it up, but I was lucky in that there were a few guys similar in height and stature (to Thiam), light middleweights who are small, strong, come-forward guys, so there were a couple of guys who were well suited.” “There were a couple of local lads I worked with, and Dominique Dalton from the Kronk Gym was also there,” he said. While down there, Lee did some solid contact work to ready himself for the battle against Thiam. It was nice to get away and get focused on boxing,” Lee said. “It was good to get back and get familiar on things with him (Steward). Lee confirmed that Steward would be in his corner on fight night, as would assistant trainer Joey Gamache and brother Roger. Lee based his training camp in Tampa as Emanuel Steward was already down there working with Miguel Cotto for his June 5 fight against Yuri Foreman at Yankee Stadium. I am glad to be getting back in the ring and getting back to it.” “Everything is on course, so fingers crossed that it will keep going after I get home,” Lee said. The Limerick native has been training in the gym since January and is itching to put all the hard hours of work to the test against Thiam, who promised to knock him out while hyping the fight last week. I got a lot of rounds, so I can’t complain,” said Lee. It was a very good camp, and there was very good sparring with loads of different guys. IrishCentral caught up with Lee before he flew home for fight week, and the 25-year-old was happy with his training camp in Tampa, Florida.

Middleweight Andy Lee (20-1, 14 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time in six months when he takes on Mamadou Thiam (46-8, 43 KOs) at the University Arena in Limerick this Saturday.