Andy Lee: Draw was a fair result

Reflecting on his non-title WBO World Middleweight bout with Peter Quillin in New York, Andy Lee felt that a draw was a fair outcome.

The Limerickman fought back from knockdowns in the first and third rounds to claim an unlikely split-decision draw at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Speaking afterwards to RTÉ, Lee said: "It was a fair result in the end. He scored good knockdowns early on. I boxed may way back into it and I was stronger and more consistent going down the stretch. That's what's important in those 12-round fights.

"In his last knockdown, he stood on my toe and the referee acknowledged that after the fight and said it was a mistake. I know that decisions are made in a split second but overall I think it was a fair result."

In his post-fight interview, Quillin summed up the bout as a "bit of a chess match" - a view that his opponent agreed with.

"He showed his class and I showed my resilience and eventually my boxing" - Andy Lee

"I thought it would be like that," said Lee.

"We are both counter punchers ultimately and we're also both big punchers. There were knockdowns for both of us. We had to be careful. You can't make a false move as both of us made each other pay for mistakes. It may not have been great for the crowd watching but we're in the ring and it's dangerous and you have to be careful."

As Quillin failed to make the required weight ahead of the contest, there was no title on the line, with Lee describing that situation as "weird, in that if I lose the fight I'm still champion".

Nevertheless, he feels there are positives to take after facing the American.

"Both of us enhanced our reputation," he added

"That's what was on the line. We both came out looking better for it. He showed his class and I showed my resilience and eventually my boxing. We could fight again. Who knows?"

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