Twitter reaction to Andy Lee’s World title win
ANDY Lee was trending in Ireland after he claimed the WBO middleweight World title in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Fighters, fans, promoters, journalists and more took to the social media to hail the Limerick man’s success.
We picked out some of the best Tweets have a look below:
Emanuel Steward SAW THAT!!!! He's smiling down at @AndyLeeBoxing who he loved like a son. Every Irishman on earth smiling. Guinness time!!
— Lou DiBella (@loudibella) December 14, 2014
What 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, 2014
Andy 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, 2014
Get in there my son!!!!!! Andy Lee you beauty on BoxNation now!
— Steve Bunce (@bigdaddybunce) December 14, 2014
Beaming smile. WBO Belt. Champion of the world. @AndyLeeBoxing pic.twitter.com/KNJzCbpsMD
— Colm (@cohcfc) December 14, 2014
What do we learn from Lee vs Korobov? If you have the "equaliser" it ain't over till the fat lady sings #Bang
— Carl Frampton (@RealCFrampton) December 14, 2014
YES!!! So happy for @AndyLeeBoxing. Nobody more deserving. We're taking over!
— Carl Frampton (@RealCFrampton) December 14, 2014
That's limerick city!! Congrats to @AndyLeeBoxing pic.twitter.com/CmTa07zkwo
— Keith Earls (@KEITHEARLS87) December 14, 2014
How bloody fantastic is it that @AndyLeeBoxing is WORLD CHAMP!!!
Huge congrats.
— Derval O'Rourke (@DervalORourke) December 14, 2014
Ireland's got a new world champion: The Ballad of @AndyLeeBoxing http://t.co/UajULBAVJS pic.twitter.com/MncUXJS9xd
— PG Boxing (@BallsOfWrath) December 14, 2014
@AndyLeeBoxing World Champion! Brilliant!!!! #boxing
— Paddy Barnes (@paddyb_ireland) December 14, 2014
WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee Vs IBF number 1 @HASSANNDAM rematch. Where??? pic.twitter.com/aNXAE8Fz6K
— Gary Hyde (@nowhere2hyde) December 15, 2014
Thank you for all the support. It truly means a lot to me. Bringing the belt home to Ireland!!!
— Andy Lee (@AndyLeeBoxing) December 14, 2014
"God blessed me with a right hook – I can’t take too much credit.”
- @AndyLeeBoxing
That's that. Oíche mhaith
— Kevin Byrne (@KevooByrne) December 14, 2014
Andy Lee ya good thing! @AndyLeeBoxing world champion. Sounds good man
— eamon carr (@carrtogram) December 14, 2014
