A date has been set for Andy Lee's first world title defence.

The WBO Middleweight champion will take on former title holder Peter Quillin at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 11th in a fight that will be televised by NBC.

Lee won the title in December and had been scheduled to fight Billy Joe Saunders, but will now face the American nicknamed 'Kid Chocolate' who vacated the belt in September.