Mature Lee Sees Return Home As a Window to the World ; Road to Redemption has Limerick Boxer Tackling a French Fancy [Eire Region]

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CROKE PARK won't be the only place where Ireland and France come together for a sporting contest next Saturday night. The University of Limerick will play host to Andy Lee's return home for the latest leg on a comeback trail that he hopes will eventually lead to a world title shot next year. Lee will take on the French and EU middleweight champion, Affif Belghecham.

Belghecham's EU championship is not on the line in Limerick, but that hardly matters to Lee. The bout merely represents another step towards restoring his reputation. Only two years ago, Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward was telling anyone who listened that his young protege was the future of the middleweight division.

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Mature Lee Sees Return Home As a Window to the World ; Road to Redemption has Limerick Boxer Tackling a French Fancy [Eire Region]

However, Lee's golden future crumbled in Connecticut 20 months ago when he was stopped after seven bruising rounds by the unheralded Brian Vera. The bout had gone out live on ESPN so the American bo...

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