Among Chinese athletes, 24-year-old Kevin Lee is unforgettable. Not only because of his dazzling tattoos, even covering his face, but also because of his dark horse performance in the ring and the "arrogant" remarks under the ring.
Kevin Lee's nickname is "Dark Horse", and he can always bring unexpected performances. In December 2014, he won two consecutive games in one night in ONE Beijing to win the featherweight knockout round, and since then he has played a wave of five consecutive wins. It wasn't until he met the featherweight world champion Martin Nguyen that Kevin Lee stopped winning streak. But the "dark horse" is still creating surprises in the ring.
In June 2018, in the "ONE Championship: Haojiang Storm" macau competition, Kevin Lee won the KO opponent in only 10 seconds, shocking the world. Half a month later he played again in the "ONE Championship: Power over the World" kuala Lumpur, facing the powerful American rival "Equal Brother" Emilio. Urrudia, Kevin Lee showed his dark horse nature in the first two legs of the downwind, and in the third round, he relied on the hard TKO opponent to counterattack. But after that thrilling victory, Kevin Lee has not appeared in the ring for 482 days, and his professional record has been fixed at 9 wins and 4 losses.
On November 8, "ONE Championship: Top of Destiny" began at the Mall of Asia in Manila, Philippines, and Kevin Lee will join the battle card as a Representative of China along with Muay Thai star Han Zihao. Kevin Lee came to the chickweight this time to meet new challenges. "Since the last game, I had surgery on my leg and have been back in Hunan for the next six months. After recuperating for almost 8 months, he returned to Tianjin K1 to continue training. It was a tough time, I never wanted to give up, and of course there was frustration in the process. But when I think of the responsibility I have on my shoulders, I grit my teeth and insist. Now through the doctor's diagnosis, my injuries have fully recovered. But I must admit that there are some inner shadows that I can only overcome after I enter the ring. I believe this is the path that injured athletes must take. "
This time Kevin Lee's opponent is OPMMA featherweight champion "King" Paul. Lumisi. This is a Filipino boxer in the style of sanda, who lost to Chinese boxer Zhao Zhikang in the last match. Kevin Lee doesn't care about his opponents, he's as confident as ever. "Honestly, I didn't watch videos of my opponent's previous matches, but my coaching staff would. I simply trained according to the arrangements of the coaches. If you want to talk about my advantage, it is that my name is Kevin Lee. Hopefully, he'll be well prepared to do a good job with me, and we'll see you on November 8th. "
Kevin Lee's biggest rival is in the ring. "I dropped to 65.8kg in this race. I haven't been to this weight in 4 1/2 years. Scales are my biggest challenge. Like the featherweight, there are a lot of good boxers in the youngweight, such as the champion Bibiano, the stone boxing Reinkel, I don't want to say too much to them, we met in the ring and we knew that we were fighters, not debaters. All I know is that the fist sees the real chapter. "
Li Kevin has a true temperament, when Qiu Jianliang challenged professional boxing, Li Kevin invited him to fight under the MMA rules, when someone hyped Li Jingliang and Yilong match, Li Kevin also expressed his willingness to fight with Yilong, and said "I am the future of China's MMA.". These remarks have attracted criticism from some netizens, believing that he is too arrogant. "The man who says I'm arrogant is a lifeless man. I believe in the freedom of free expression and will not let others think of me to influence my words and deeds. I feel sorry for the parents of these people who are hiding behind the keyboard. Have the ability to make them arrogant to try. "