A boxer’s story is anchored in affairs of the heart

Andy Lee has written a rare sports autobiography that can be enjoyed by fans and non-fans alike Pic: Marc O’Sullivan

Memoir: Fighter, By Andy Lee with Niall Kelly, Gill Books, €19.95

Sports biographies are a strange beast. There are so many of them that, like burger joints or craft beers, it’s hard to care when a new one comes out – aren’t they all basically the same, the reader can be forgiven for asking?

For the most part, they’re right. While few athletes are as cynical as, say, Wayne Rooney, who has published ...