Andy Lee

Photographer: Howard Schatz

Name: Andy Lee
Alias: 'Irish'
Hometown: Limerick, Ireland
Birthplace: Bow, London, United Kingdom
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 188cm
Reach: 191cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer/Manager: Emanuel Steward (2006-2012), Adam Booth (2013-2018)

Amateur Career

• 2002 World Junior Championships Silver medalist in Santiago de Cuba (71kg):
  • Defeated Ondrej Molnar (Slovakia) RSC 3
  • Defeated Marco Antonio Periban (Mexico) RSC 3
  • Defeated Ismayl Sillakh (Ukraine) 21:19
  • Defeated Jesus Gonzales (United States) 19:17
  • Lost to Noelvis Veitia (Cuba) 15:32
• 2003 AIBA World Championships participant in Bangkok, Thailand (75 kg):
  • Defeated Jae-Ki Kim (South Korea) 28:16
  • Lost to Gennadiy Golovkin (Kazakhstan) 9:29
• 2004 European Championships Bronze medalist in Pula, Croatia (75kg):
  • Defeated David Tsiklauri (Georgia) 31:18
  • Defeated Darren Barker (England) 18:8
  • Defeated Nikola Sjekloca (Serbia & Montenegro) 28:20
  • Lost to Lukas Wilaschek (Germany) 17:28
• 2004 Olympic Games participant in Athens, Greece (75kg):
  • Defeated Alfredo Angulo (Mexico) 38-23
  • Lost to Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (Cameroon) 27:27+

Regional & Minor Titles

• BUI Ireland National super middleweight title (Dec 2007; 0 defences)
• WBA-NABA middleweight title (May 2011; 0 defences)
• NABF middleweight title (May 2011; 0 defences)
• NABF super welterweight title (June 2016; 0 defences)

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 1-2-0 (1 KO’s) in world championship bouts.
• 1-2-1 (1 KO’s) against former or current world champions.
  • Won against Carl Daniels.
  • Lost against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. & Billy Joe Saunders.
  • Drew against Peter Quillin.

Fighters Trained

• Jim Donovan (2025-)
• Paddy Donovan (2019-)
• Joseph Parker (2021-)
• Hamzah Sheeraz (2025-)
• Jason Quigley (2019-2023)
• Benjamin Whittaker (2025-)

Notes

• Lee was due to defend his WBO World middleweight title against Peter Quillin. The fight was changed to a non-title bout after Quillin failed to make weight.

Preceded by: Peter Quillin Vacated

WBO Middleweight Champion 2014 Dec 13 – 2016 Dec 19

Succeeded by: Billy Joe Saunders