Brandun Lee (born April 25, 1999) is an American professional boxer who held the IBO Inter-Continental super lightweight title in 2021.
Early life Lee was born and raised in Yuba City, California to a North Korean-born father and a Mexican mother. He lived there for about 12 years and then moved to the Coachella Valley. He attended La Quinta High School, and played soccer and ran track as a youngster. Lee faced racial prejudice growing up because of his Korean descent: he says other people would "stereotype a lot and look at my eyes and think Chinese", and "people thought that because I was Asian that I couldn't fight. We would come down to Southern California and they would say, “We want the little Chinito” which meant they wanted the “Chinese” kid".
Amateur career Lee started boxing at around six years old, and had his first amateur fight at age eight. He won four Junior Golden Gloves Championships, the Junior Silver Gloves three times and the Junior PAL five times. He was due to represent the U.S. in Saint Petersburg, Russia, but his parents refused to let him skip school in order to participate. Lee amassed an impressive amateur record of 181–9.
Professional career Lee signed a professional contract with manager Cameron Dunkin in the fall of 2016 and debuted shortly afterward at age 17 the next year while he was still in high school. He has been trained by his father Bobby Lee "since day one". After compiling a perfect 21–0 record, he captured the vacant IBO Inter-Continental super lightweight title on March 10, 2021, when he defeated Samuel Teah (17–3–1) by third-round knockout at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
In his next fight, Lee fought for the first time professionally in his home state of California, against Ezequiel Victor Fernandez (28–4–1) on the undercard of John Riel Casimero vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux on August 14, 2021. Lee made quick work of his opponent, knocking Fernandez down three times in the first 100 seconds of the fight. The fight was waved off after the third knockdown, extending Lee's consecutive knockout victory streak to fourteen in a row.
After 30 successive wins, Lee suffered his first defeat as a professional against Cain Sandoval at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 28, 2026, going down by majority decision over 10 rounds with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 97–93 and 96–94 for his opponent, while the third had it a 95–95 draw.
Personal life Lee was named after Bruce Lee's son, Brandon Lee, because his father was a fan of the martial artist. He has one older brother, whom he calls his "role model".
Unusual for a professional boxer, Lee is a full-time college student, having obtained an Associates of Arts degree at College of the Desert, before transferring to California State University, San Bernardino with the aim of earning a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. He has further plans to obtain a master's degree in business.
He is largely a monolingual English speaker, stating that he does not speak Korean. Regarding his Spanish proficiency, he admits that he "can't carry on a conversation but I can speak some words here and there".
Lee has named Mike Tyson, Felix Trinidad, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennady Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko as his boxing influences, and is a longtime friend of fellow American boxer Jaron Ennis.
His favorite Korean food is bulgogi.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes31Loss30–1Cain SandovalMD10Jun 28, 202630Win30–0Elias Damian AraujoUD8Jun 21, 202529Win29–0Juan Anacona8Jul 27, 202428Win28–0Pedro CampaUD10Apr 8, 202327Win27–0Diego Gonzalo LuqueKO4 (8) Jan 7, 202326Win26–0Will MaderaUD10Aug 20, 202225Win25–0Zachary OchoaUD10Apr 16, 202224Win24–0Juan HeraldezKO7 (10), Dec 11, 202123Win23–0Ezequiel Victor FernandezKO1 (8), Aug 14, 202122Win22–0Samuel TeahKO3 (10), Mar 10, 202121Win21–0Dakota LingerTKO3 (10), Dec 19, 202020Win20–0Jimmy WilliamsKO1 (8), Oct 7, 202019Win19–0Camilo PrietoTKO3 (10), Mar 13, 202018Win18–0Miguel ZamudioTKO1 (6), Jan 17, 202017Win17–0Milton ArauzKO2 (8), Sep 20, 201916Win16–0Francisco MedelTKO1 (6), Aug 23, 201915Win15–0Dario MedinaTKO1 (4), Jun 29, 201914Win14–0Sergio MuroTKO1 (4), Apr 27, 201913Win13–0Luis CuetoTKO1 (4), Feb 9, 201912Win12–0Pablo BatresKO1 (6), Sep 29, 201811Win11–0Jorge Luis MunguiaTKO1 (6), Sep 2, 201810Win10–0Rey TrujilloKO2 (4), Jun 22, 20189Win9–0Stephon McIntyreUD4May 19, 20188Win8–0Matt Murphy3 (4), Feb 23, 20187Win7–0Kevin Mario CooperTKO1 (4), Dec 15, 20176Win6–0Anthony CrowderKO1 (4), Sep 23, 20175Win5–0Roy GarciaTKO2 (4), Aug 12, 20174Win4–0Donovain Battle4Jul 29, 20173Win3–0Jack GradyTKO3 (4), Jun 1, 20172Win2–0Seth Basler1 (4), Mar 31, 20171Win1–0Christopher Johnson1 (4), Jan 28, 2017
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