Brandun Lee (left) vs Zachary Ochoa – Photograph by Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions
Appears to be like like UK-based promotional outfit Queensberry Promotions grabbed two very promising abilities so as to add to their roster.
Junior welterweight contender Brandun Lee and former novice star and present skilled tremendous middleweight Nathan Lugo have each signed promotional phrases with Frank Warren’s Queensberry, because it was introduced in the present day.
Lee is a 25-year-old from La Quinta, who entered into his first struggle on the age of eight and loved a storied profession within the amateurs, the place he compiled a document of 181-9. On turning skilled in 2017 on the age of 17, whereas remaining a Excessive Faculty scholar, Lee marked the event with a first-round stoppage in Philadelphia over Christopher Johnson.
His stoppage tally now stands at 23 from his 28 wins within the skilled ranks, by which he’s educated by his father Bobby.
“I’m thrilled to have signed with Queensberry Promotions,” mentioned Lee. “July twenty seventh would be the first time I struggle abroad professionally and I’m extraordinarily grateful. I’m seeking to begin an exquisite new marketing campaign with the Warrens and Queensberry as a complete this summer season. I do know they may present me with nice alternatives sooner or later. My staff is now full and I’m prepared for conflict.”
“I’ve adopted Brandun because the youth amateurs,” revealed supervisor David McWater. “He has all the time had the potential to be not simply nice American expertise, however a worldwide star. Queensberry Promotions are the very best at doing simply that. Creating star fighters from everywhere in the world.
Warren added: “Brandun is an distinctive expertise within the tremendous light-weight division, who will now the given the platform to showcase himself and carry out within the massive fights and events that his expertise deserves.
Lugo, who entered the skilled ranks with a first-round stoppage in April, is a 19-year-old tremendous middleweight who earned over 40 stoppages in amassing a document of 223-19 as an novice. Throughout this time he turned Nationwide Beginner champion on an unbelievable 23 events, in addition to successful a number of worldwide gold medals.
In 2022, by successful the Elite Nationwide title, Lugo turned the youngest ever fighter ever to qualify for Olympic trials.
“I really feel very honored coming straight out of the amateurs and instantly stepping right into a powerhouse promotional firm akin to Queensberry,” reacted Nathan to his recruitment to the staff of Frank Warren. “It has a really wealthy and wonderful historical past throughout the sport and promotes the careers of in the present day’s finest boxers. I do know with their steering and management I’ll make historical past.”
“To have Nathan underneath the Queensberry banner and representing his household is an absolute honour,” thought-about his coach and father Mike Lugo. “One that only a few will ever get to have. Belief that we are going to make them proud. With the forms of excessive finish platforms and alternatives Queensberry gives boxers inside their secure, it’s only a matter of time earlier than the identify Lugo is understood around the globe.”
Warren added: “In Nathan now we have clearly acquired a severe expertise on our fingers, as evidenced by his novice pedigree. This signing, albeit one from the USA, follows in a well-known and profitable sample for Queensberry. Taking a prime younger fighter, virtually from scratch, and hopefully guiding him accurately in the direction of important title triumphs.
A press launch by Queensberry Promotions was used on this article.
