759852372 said:Dan Rafael via twitter:
"Ran into Manny Steward and Andy Lee after the weigh in. Andy fights on
Wlad's undercard and then a rematch with Brian Vera on espn2 Feb. 4"
A deal is close to being completed for WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez to defend his title against southpaw Andy Lee in an HBO televised event at the WaMu Theatre in New York's Madison Square Garden, according to Lee's trainer and manager Emanuel Steward.
Steward revealed that Martinez's promoter Lou DiBella is currently meeting with HBO to finalize the deal for March 12.
"Lou DiBella is trying to complete the deal today. It's a natural for HBO, and he's in New York trying to work on it. But it most likely, if it goes, will be in New York," said Steward. "There are only two places that it's most logical in New York, and [those places] would be in the main arena at Madison Square Garden, or, in the small one [WaMu Theatre.] There is no way that HBO would let Martinez go to some other network."
Right, the division is too hot for Lee, IMO...whiteathlete33 said:The TKO loss to Brian Vera certainly was disappointing for Lee. Boxrec has him ranked as #6 in the world right now. Truth is, there is no way Lee is beating Martinez, Gaele, Sturm, or Pirog. I just don't see it happening. He's still a very good fighter though.
Middleweight contender Andy Lee (25-1, 19 KOs) pounded out a ten round unanimous decision over veteran Alex "The Technician"Â Bunema (31-8-2, 17 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Lee prevailed by scores of 100-90 on all cards. The bout was for both the NABF and NABA middleweight championships and marked the return of Hitz Boxing's "Rosemont Rumble"Â series.
[video=youtube;PFwA4jaSNZM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=PFwA4jaSNZM[/video]
Great news for Andy. But he better get a different trainer to correct his flaws from his last outing. He needs to improve his balance and perfect his jab to beat Quillin who moves a lot. He has the power to stop Quillin, he just needs to find a trainer to fine tune him. Or maybe his loss to Chavez took something away? Regardless, he better fix what was wrong from his last outing, in which his power bailed him out of a loss.According to Boxrec, Andy Lee is scheduled to fight Peter Quillin on September 13th.
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=344849&cat=boxer