Irish middleweight Andy Lee stretched his unbeaten record to 13th professional fights following a clinical first stoppage stoppage of Marcus 'Marvellous' Thomas at the Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan in the early hours of this morning.
Lee dropped the Barbados born puncher with a left inside the first minute but Thomas beat the count only to be subjected to another barrage of punches from Lee before being floored again and counted out after a left uppercut midway through the round.
Thomas had won ten of his twelve fights before last night's brief encounter with the 23-year-old Limerick southpaw, who was co-headlining last night's promotion with his Detroit Kronk stable-mate Jonathon Banks.
Lee said: 'I caught him with a good left and he went down but beat the count. I moved in swiftly and caught him with a few body shots before I landed a good left hook and he went down again.
'I'm delighted with the win and my performance and the reception I got from the crowd here as there was a great atmosphere for the fight.'
Lee, who boxes out of the renowned Kronk in Detroit, has now recorded 10 KO's in his 13 victories and will top the bill in his next fight at the National Stadium in Dublin on December 15.
The former Irish Olympian is still waiting for his opponent to be confirmed, however, experienced Michigan born Cory Johnson is being mentioned as a possible opponent.
Johnson has won 34 of his forty fights, and his coach Dyrell Chambers was at ringside for last nights clash with Thomas and also showed up for the weight-in on Wednesday.
