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ANDY Lee will attempt to become the latest Champion of the World to hail from Ireland this weekend. The Limerick man challenges undefeated Mexican Julio Chavez Jnr for the WBC middleweight championship of the world in what is easily the biggest fight on the planet this weekend. The boxing world will certainly sit up, take note and consume the fight with great interests.
Unfortunately, however Irish fans, who could not afford a trip to El Paso won’t be able to even view what could turn out to be a historic night in Irish boxing.
No terrestrial TV station has taken up the fight as of yet and Irish fans could be denied the chance to watch Lee follow in the footsteps of Bernard Dunne, Wayne McCullough, Steve Collins and the like.
We here at Irish-boxing.com believe the event should be shown on this side of the Atlantic. We think you might be able to help. Comment below express your desire to see the fight. If we get enough numbers and responses we will send the story on to all UK and Irish tv stations. If they see there is an audience for the fight they might broadcast it.
Editor of Irish-Boxing.com. 80 Responses to HELP US GET LEE V CHAVEZ ON TV
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Anne Doyle says:
Oh course it should be shown! Other sports get much more coverage, despite a much less success rate. Would be nice to see some of Irelands top sports people in the minority sports getting a little more recognition and this is not going to happen if the public can not see these events, if it was a soccer match, it would be on within a blink of the eye.
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stephen dempsey says:
This fight needs to be shown here,get behind Andy and follow one of our own aim to be champion of the world! An absolute disgrace if its not shown….
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Neil Sheridan says:
Andy lees fight has to be shown on TV, it’s an injustice to Irish boxing fans and Irish People to deprive us of seeing one of our own fighting for a WORLD TITLE… This would not happen to British Fight Fans if one of their Boxers was fighting for a WORLD TITLE… Get it sorted!!!!
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Eoin Casey says:
Andy is Ireland’s top boxer, and currently the only one who has an immediate realistic chance of winning a world title.
These occasions come along once in a blue moon. It is the duty of Irish broadcasters to showcase our country and its people performing on the big stage on the international level.
We have the boys in Polkrain doing their best for us, but it is not looking good. Our boxers, especially Andy Lee and Katie Taylor are at the top of the world game, please show this to the country and put a few smiles on the faces of people who have gone through a tough couple of years in this country.
TEAM LEE!
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Mike Scott says:
I would pay ppv to watch this on any UK or Irish network. What else do they need to realise tonnes of people will buy it even at 2 or 3 days notice
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Stephen Kelly says:
Lee is one of the best boxers this country has ever produced and it is a disgrace that the fight is available this side of the atlantic but to say it is because he is not from Dublin is complete crap.
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Ian says:
Been wanting to know for weeks what station is showing this? If Lee was from Dublin RTE would show it!!
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Erik says:
Should be on RTE. Andy has done commentary for them before and they are completely ignoring him in his biggest fight to date shocking
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Ronan Moran says:
Setanta Sports should be covering it instead of french rugby and tennis, this is a major world title fight
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James Mage says:
This fight MUST be on TV, it could be a historic fight and its once every 10 years or so Ireland get a legitimate World champion, this will be the first since Dunne 4 years ago or so.
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Alan Corrigan says:
Come on rte get out the cheque book out and show the fight.Boxing is the one sport were we excel at and Andy Lee has a great chance to become middleweight champion of the world.
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Dave Kavanagh says:
another great Irish fighter & we are unable to follow him & his shot at the title. please should this fight
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shane Daly says:
It would be a travesty not to show this fight in ireland… biggest fight since dunne and poonsawaat
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kigsy says:
absolutely, RTE, Sky, Setanta someone has to show this fight…MON ANDY!!
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Nick Thomas says:
The fight has to be shown. History in the making as a new Irish boxing champ is crowned. Andy Lee will walk right through the overrated Chavez Jr.
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C’mon you tv droadcasters get the act together their is tremendous interest in this fight someone must show it live after all it is a world title bout
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Donal Grant says:
This fight ahs to be shown for the good of Irish boxing. It is also an insult to Andy Lee that this will not be shown, if i was him i would not do any interviews or the likes with the Irish stations once he is world Champ.
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Gavin Tyrrell says:
Id give my right arm to be able to watch this fight and I know tonnes of people who are dying to see this fight also
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ryan says:
Surely this fight is on irish TV..Andy lee looks a good thing to beat Chavez Jr. He will be 15 pounds heavier during the fight, slower and will not be able to keep up the intensity for the full rounds. Andy’s feet and movement will be his big advantage, he also punches harder than anyone Chavez Jr ever faced….
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Una Ni Mhurchu says:
Please show this fight RTE. It is too late to provide support to our sport-stars once all the hard work and sacrifice has been put in by them. Andy needs to know the country is behind him!
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Jeremy O' Connell says:
It’s a disgrace this fight isnt being aired—should be on Sky after Quigg-Munroe!
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leethebee says:
Surely this is being shown. If he wins this he will probably destroy the brit contenders as warm up matches for bigger fights and the channels will be queuing up to show it.
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Irish Pub Boxing says:
This could be one of Irelands greatest moments,we need this fight,please god step up and show it.
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Wayne Hayes says:
Please show dis fight its gonna b a classic , best of luck andy lee
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Cormac says:
Its a disgrace that this fight won’t be shown! Andy is one of the best irish boxers in a long time and this a huge fight, biggest match for irish fight fans in years!
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Fearghal Malone says:
If this fight isnt signed for sky or boxnation it’s a joke! It looks like we’ll all be streaming it though!
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Sinead says:
Yes yes yes to this fight!I can’t believe it isn’t being shown!!!What does the guy have to do?!?!?! It’s a world title fight,it’s going to be an epic one at that. Please air it somebody!!!!!!!
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patrick conway says:
a conserted campaign to lobby the print media via letter pages is now too late however a barrage of calls to liveline might promp the mandarins in rte sport to show the andy lee fight incidently the dearth of information in the general media regarding lee and chevez is contemptable
yours patrick
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James Dillon says:
Andy gets his long overdue shot at a World title; he is a great boxer, and has a fantastic chance of winning this fight…Shame if we were unable to see it! :(
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Aaron says:
I’ll go crazy if i cant watch this fight, as will almost all of my friends. Somebody better broadcast it! Setanta had Magee vs Bute, why cant they get this!?
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Criostóir Ó Raghallaigh says:
I’m amazed and appalled at the complete lack of coverage for this fight – on rte especially, when you consider his role as analyst with them in the past! there has to be a way of seeing this on HBO? a real world belt up for grabs and not a whisper about it, it’s disgraceful..
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Ray says:
Boxnation need to show th is fight what r we paying for sort it frank please
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eoin condon says:
please show this fight i bet if he was from dublin we wouldn.t be having beg for coverage
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Colin O'Halloran says:
I guess Irish TVs idea of boxing is a big dummy uppercutting himself in the face. What a disgrace.
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Limerick Fight Fan says:
Ah for Christs sake, fork out the few quid RTE and show the fight!!!!! The latest Irish world champ will be revealed after all!!
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Ronan says:
Its a tragedy this aint being televised. Its ppv stuff over here
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Jimmy Lordan says:
Show the fight! SHOW THE FIGHT!!!
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Brendan Boyle says:
Hi guys, any word on where the fight might actually be shown. Sky sports surely. Been following Andy’s career now since his amateur days with Ireland. Great character and deserves an Irish audience.
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Keep us updated lads on where to watch the fight. Perhaps online?
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rheakelly says:
disgraceful that no one is showing this! come on rte support your actually talented sportspeople!
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This is a f@cking joke I’ve been following Andy Lee’s boxing career from the start and now I’m not going to get to see his biggest fight RTE is a disgrace they’ll be all over him once he wins.
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Brian says:
Can’t believe we might not be able to see this fight. All my friends were coming over to watch it. I just assumed it would be on RTE or Boxnation
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John Walshe says:
This is an absolute disgrace. We are bereft of any international sporting success and here we have a true Irishman fighting for a world title and nobody is covering it here, unbelievable! Best of luck Andy do us proud
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Johnny S says:
I would pay to see this fight (along with ten of my mates), to be quite honest it is an outrage. We have one of the most complete fighters in the world in Andy Lee, and this weekend should see him crowned a World Champion.
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Wayne mc coy says:
Whatever about sky, it’s an absolute disgrace and a serious insult to Andy Lee that RTE are not showing this. He is an Irish fighter in a world title fight!! The question seriously needs to be asked “would it be the same if he was from Dublin???” come on so called powers that be, get your fingers out!!!
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Michael says:
I’ve just cancelled my Boxnation subscription due to the fact they couldn’t secure this fight. Here’s hoping some1 picks it up!! Go andy!!
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I just filed a complaint by email with RTE about their lack of coverage of this fight and also of andys career. The rte sport website boxing section has articles about english fighters amir kahn and the circus event of haye v chisora but nothing on this fight, RTE needs to sort its priorities! Andy is one of the the countries top sports men, a world class boxer and a true gent and he gets no coverage from the countries main broadcaster. If anyone else would like to send a complaint send an email to complaints@rte.ie
C’mon Andy!!
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email sent, :)
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david says:
show the fight were`s the irish pride……no honor
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Good Stuff Cormac, I just e-mailed RTE and requested a response. Hard to believe the have not even touched on it in their boxing section!! Come on Andy!!
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Rob G says:
This fight needs to be shown. Only ‘Off the Ball’ on Newstalk give Andy any coverage. Nothing from RTE – and Limerick Co. Co are a disgrace not to have posters up in Limerick
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pakie says:
its a joke that no irish channel are showing the fight. its one of the biggest fights in irish boxing history. all the irish channels snd sky for that matter should be ashamed of themselves
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Cormac Campbell says:
Would love to see the fight.
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Leonard Corcoran says:
Entire American continent can see this but down the road from Andys home town of Limerick we cannot! says it all about the state this country is in. Shameful.
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Andy Rainsford says:
Andy Lee is fighting for a world title and we cant watch it. Its an absolute disgrace and RTE are a joke. If Andy Lee was from dublin or northern ireland they would show it.
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Martin says:
Was looking forward to watching this fight since I first heard it was set. Gutted to hear it’s not been shown in Ireland or even England. It dosnt make sense
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Darragh Nunan says:
Att: TV STATIONS, get ahead of the queue and show the next Irish Middleweight champ!
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Ryan Dervan says:
an irish athlete competing for a major world title and RTE wouldnt televise it, thats a disgrace. I was counting on boxnation to televise it..hope ye can help to get it televised, i would love to watch it.
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M.J Forde says:
would love to see the fight, havnt given up hope of Setanta showing it, as for R.T.E too busy showing repeats of The Restaurant an Desperate Shitewives! JOKE. C’mon Andy!!
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j says:
Ireland needs to see one of its own winning a world title its a joke no1 is showing it!!
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dee mc k says:
I’ll not be able to stay awake for this one because I’m a lightweight.
But I sent an email to RTE to complain about it.
They were happy enough to show that clown Willie Casey get humiliated against Rigo, and china chin Bernard Dunne. But yet they leave this fight in the wilderness. Outrageous. Good luck lads!
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Dale P says:
Typical Irish heads of TV,spending money to fund terrible programmes and even showing the Euros almost in its entirety but yet when we have an Irish man in what is undoubtedly our most successful sport fighting on a world stage they opt not to show it.An amazing night of entertainment,just a pity we won’t be able to enjoy it!
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Kevin Byrne says:
This fight needs to be shown in Ireland, simple as.
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Jay says:
We should all email Boxnation and demand the fight or their twitter! Great fight should definitely be shown!
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Aidan says:
This fight is far too big not to be shown on television.
It should be aired!
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dubliner says:
Surley sum channel gotta show Andys fight im suprised boxnation aint showing it// & wtfs setanta ireland doin they shud take their finger out the fckin hole and broadcast our best hope of another World Champ// COYBIG
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its a joke. RTE are a joke. unless you are from northern ireland or dublin they won’t support the rest of the country.
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The Woo says:
This fight needs to be shown, its not like Lee is some punchbag making up the numbers. This is a class match up.
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BOXNATION have the fight. Good man Frank Warren, shame on u RTE!!!
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Stuart says:
Get yer finger out and support one of yer own,as a long time supporter of Irish boxing not to show a World title fight that features
a genuine irish challenger on a world level is a disgrace,hopefully one of these so called irish entertainment channels will see the light..”Andy!BUMAYE!” -
andy lee must be possibly one of the greatest fighters to have proudly represented ireland with distinction over the last number of years and to not have even 1 of the main sports channels covering a world title fight involving an irish fighter must be seen as a snub to irish boxing.i wonder when he we wins his fight and becomes world champion will the british try to claim him as they do with our golfers.shame on rte for not even giving us a radio broadcast. BEST OF LUCK ANDY.
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Jonny Stapleton says:
fair play to all who posted here- Box Nation took note and will show the bout
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carol john says:
Bernard Dunn Should have contracked TG4 to put on the fighte They showed a Mickey Mouse Some Kind of title fighte last Aught.and he could teach his fans 2 in all.some Irish.LINGO.
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Bernet Tam says:
It should definitely be on Irish TV. If the nation is behind Andy, he’ll fight all the better!
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Hi Guys, See RTE’s response to my e-mail complaining about the fight not being shown.
“Unfortunately I do not have the financial resources to consider this event. Due to the harsh economic circumstances that we are all experiencing I cannot buy sports rights beyond what is already contracted for 2012. The nature of professional boxing means it is impossible to predict when and where significant events will be scheduled.
In an Olympic year I felt it both reasonable and appropriate to spend the finances available to our boxing coverage on the progress of both the men and women at the various Olympic qualifying events. I know you will not argue that their achievements and progress have been significant.
There is no doubt that the achievements of Andy Lee have been outstanding. In better financial times RTE Sport has played its role in recognising those achievements. However at present, with all our other commitments, this was a bridge beyond what we could secure.
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dan c says:
please show the andy lee the fight on irish television i dont see why they dont when they do show the english football matches instead of big events like this!
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Boxnation is showing the Andy Lee fight on sky channel 456 it took alot of effort and phone calls to get an account set up but it’s going to be well worth it when Andy batters yourman Chavez. Anyone trying to get the channel you need to go to http://www.boxnation.com and click on subscribe this cannot be done from a smartphone it has to be done from a laptop or a pc. COME ON ANDY KNOCK HIM OUT.
Boxnation pleaseeeee show this fight !!!!