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World champion Andy Lee admits: This was my last chance

Published 11:25 14 Dec 2014 GMT

Updated 14:23 14 Dec 2014 GMT

Gareth Makim
World champion Andy Lee admits: This was my last chance

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Andy Lee has spoken about his long and often bumpy journey to becoming world champion.

The Limerick middleweight won the WBO belt with a thrilling knockout of undefeated Russian Matt Korobov in Las Vegas last night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X-J4nmtdNc And after the bout, Lee told the Undisputed Champion Network that he felt it was his last chance to make his mark on the world stage and hinted that he may have hung up his gloves had things not gone his way. 'If I had lost this fight, where was I going to go from there on the world level?' the 30-year-old former Olympian said. 'I don't think I'll ever be the type of fighter to hang around and be a contender.' Lee also discussed his time spent with former trainer Manny Steward, his wish to defend his title in Ireland, as well as a potential unification bout with middleweight kingpin Gennady Golovkin next year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XgiNOjUDZk Korobov had been ahead on the scorecards but had no complaints about the stoppage. 'I've never been hurt before but he got me with a tremendous hook,' the 31-year-old said. 'I was stunned. I couldn't continue.'

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