It's being reported that Andy Lee's first defence of his WBO middleweight title will not take place in Ireland.

According to The Star, the Limerick man’s next bout will be against Peter Quillin in New York on April 11th, with a prize fund of around $1M on offer.

Quillin, who is known as ‘Kid Chocolate’, vacated the middleweight belt last year despite a big-money offer to defend his title against Matt Korobov.

Korobov went on to lose a title fight against Lee.