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Frampton says the Irish are taking over as he leads Twitter reaction to Andy Lee’s triumph
Published 14:00 14 Dec 2014 GMT
Updated 18:56 14 Dec 2014 GMT
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He deserves all the praise.
Fellow boxers and the public are paying tribute to Andy Lee who claimed a World Middleweight title in the wee hours of this morning in Las Vegas. The Limerick man stunned Matt Korobov with a devastating right hook in round six and then followed it up with 17 punches to end the contest. Lee's told Box Nation after the fight that he now wants to defend his title in Ireland. Twitter was quick to praise the Limerick man for his greatest moment inside the ring: https://twitter.com/mattmacklin/status/543992017769222144 https://twitter.com/jay_quigley/status/543988129569726464 https://twitter.com/WillTheCuevas/status/543995357412478976 https://twitter.com/SeanieMono/status/543997721397690369 https://twitter.com/StphnBarry/status/543998798725672960What happens in Vegas...Gets taken back to Ireland. Andy Lee... WBO WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION! My proudest moment! pic.twitter.com/dSWKLl9BKg
— Adam Booth (@boxingbooth) December 14, 2014Andy Lee the first Irishman to win a world title bout in USA since Jim McLarnin in 1934. Take a bow.
— Kieran Cunningham (@KCsixtyseven) December 14, 2014Good performance from Amir easy win! Well done Andy Lee also!
— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) December 14, 2014And just like that, Andy Lee stops Korobov in the 6th round with a huge right hand and follow-up onslaught! He wins a world title for Manny!
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) December 14, 2014How bloody fantastic is it that @AndyLeeBoxing is WORLD CHAMP!!!
Huge congrats.
— Derval O'Rourke (@DervalORourke) December 14, 2014YES!!! So happy for @AndyLeeBoxing. Nobody more deserving. We're taking over!
— Carl Frampton (@RealCFrampton) December 14, 2014Explore more on these topics:
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