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| YONKERS, NY – CES Boxing is proud to announce a multi-fight promotional agreement with amateur sensation and blue-chip prospect Iman Lee. Lee, a 24-year-old Super Featherweight fighting out of Yonkers, New York, is 9-0 with 6 knockouts. “I am thrilled to welcome Iman to the CES Boxing family,” said CES founder Jimmy Burchfield, Sr. of his latest signing. “Iman is an exceptional talent with the size, skills and pedigree to become a champion in several weight classes.” Promoter Jimmy Burchfield wasted no time in securing a fight date for Lee, as the young fighter will be in action this Saturday, May 11 at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino against hard-nosed veteran Luis Porozo (17-9, 6 KOs). Tickets for ‘The Brawl at Bally’s’, a 7-bout card featuring the next generation of CES Boxing stars are quickly selling out. Purchase yours now at CESFights.com. Fans who can’t make it to Bally’s can catch the action on Swerve Combat TV on a tape delay basis. “It feels great to sign with CES Boxing,” said Lee from his training camp in Yonkers, NY. “We were in talks with many different promoters for a while now, and I’m looking forward to showing what I can do and being as busy as possible with CES.” Activity will not be a problem for Lee, as he is also penciled in to fight on June 15 at Mohegan Sun Arena if all goes well on Saturday. But first, the charismatic boxer must get past Porozo, a veteran fighter from Ecuador who has shared the ring with a plethora of top prospects, including Bruce Carrington, Raymond Muratalla and Henry Lebron. “I know he fought Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington, who I fought in the amateurs,” says Lee about his opponent. “My dad sent me clips of a few people that he fought, and I watched those. He fought a few top guys in my division.” Porozo leveraged his experience to go the distance with Lebron and was able to last 8 rounds with Carrington before succumbing to ‘Shu Shu’ in the last minute of their fight. While Porozo should serve as a good gauge of how Lee stacks up against those prospects, the Ecuadorian has 3 times as many fights as Iman. “I don’t think there is that much of a difference in experience,” says an undaunted Lee. “Especially being that I’ve sparred with a lot of these guys and fought some of them in the amateurs. I don’t think experience will be too much of a factor.” Indeed, Lee has had an extensive amateur career that included over 70 fights against many of the best amateurs in the country, including Carrington. The New Yorker has also worked alongside many of the best prospects and contenders in the New York area, including Richardson Hitchens, Chris Colbert, Reshat Mati, and Jahi Tucker. In fact, boxing has been deeply embedded in the Lee family for generations. Iman’s grandfather was a fighter, as was his father. His younger brother Emanuel was 1-0 as a pro before deciding to enlist in the Air Force. “I’ve always been around boxing from a young age, but I didn’t start training and competing until around 13,” says Lee. “It’s a family thing, but I didn’t watch too much boxing growing up. I only watched certain fighters that kind of matched my style or fighters who I looked up to, like Floyd Mayweather and Andre Ward.” Lee fought in the amateur circuit for close to 9 years before deciding to turn pro in 2021. Trained by his father, Joshua, Lee fought 9 times in 3 years and has quickly established himself as a prospect to watch. “I would describe my style as adaptable,” says Lee, who recently added coach David McDonough of Champs Gym in Danbury, CT to the team. “I can box when I need to, but I can also fight when I need to. I think I’m a very smart and crafty fighter.” At 5’10, Lee has a lot of room to grow. He began his amateur career at 119 lbs, but eventually settled in at super featherweight. Iman eventually sees himself moving up as high as junior welterweight. In fact, Lee believes that it will be his physical dimensions that will cause Porozo lots of trouble on Saturday. “The key difference between us is that I’m pretty big for this weight class,” agrees Lee. “I think my size, my range and my reach will be a lot for him to handle on Saturday.” Saturday night marks the beginning of a new chapter in Lee’s career as a CES fighter. With a promotional team behind him, Lee believes that it will culminate in several world titles. “We’re taking it one step at a time, but the goal is to become world champion, then undisputed, and then maybe multiple weight classes,” says the ambitious Lee. “It starts on Saturday night. I’m coming to put on a show. Stay tuned and watch what we bring.” Don’t miss “The Brawl at Bally’s” this Saturday featuring Wilson “I’ll Will” Mascarenhas against Patrick “The Mallet” Okine for the WBC US Silver Super Lightweight title and a battle of undefeated prospects as Gary “Batman” Balletto III collides with Laurent Humes for the NABF Jr. Light Heavyweight Championship. Plus, “King” Kevin Walsh continues his assault on the lightweight division and top prospect Iman Lee makes his CES Boxing debut. The action takes place at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino. Purchase your tickets now at CESFights.com. For more information, follow CES Boxing on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @CESBOXING. INFORMATIONCES Boxing is one of the top promotions on the East Coast. Founded in 1992 by Jimmy Burchfield Sr., CES Boxing has promoted many world class fighters, including Jamaine Ortiz, Juiseppe Cusumano, Hank Lundy, Vinny Paz, Peter Manfredo, Mariusz Wach, Jason Estrada, Matt Godfrey, Chad Dawson and Ray Oliveira. CES Boxing has promoted such super fights as “The Thriller on Triller: Tyson v Jones Jr.”, “Mayweather vs. Gotti III” and “The Contender: Manfredo v Pemberton”. |
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