CARSON, Calif. – Brandun Lee found himself in a firefight during the latest chapter of his budding career. 

The super lightweight prospect Lee (28-0, 23 KOs) barely sneaked by with a unanimous decision victory against Pedro Campa in what materialized as the toughest test of his six-year career.

The scores of 99-91, 98-92, and 97-93 might have indicated that Lee won comfortably, but punch stats and the action that unfolded in the ring told a different story. 

The rough and rugged Campa outlanded Lee with 37 more punches and was the busier fighter by throwing 240 more shots throughout the ten-round fight. Campa – who was coming off a knockout loss against Teofimo Lopez Jr. – also landed 62 more power punches and 61 more body shots than Lee. 

Lee started the fight strong, but faded a bit down the stretch as the hard-charging Campa did a valiant job dictating the terms of the bout. By the end of the action-packed affair, the faces of both fighters were considerably bruised.

“I tried my best to give the fans a war. Pedro Campa came to fight. I came to fight. Man, it was a fight. Look at his face. Look at mine. I've never been touched up like this. And I've never seen Pedro Campa touched up like that. I'm looking forward to fight No. 29 and stepping up the competition,” Lee said in a post-fight press conference.

“I understand why they call him 'the rock' for a reason. He had a hard head. My hands are kind of soar. He could fight.” 

Lee chalked it up as a "rookie mistake" for not targeting Campa's body more. 

"Every fight I am learning something new. I learned tonight that we have to invest in the body,” said Lee. “We should have stuck to the game plan a little bit more, and to box him, and not get too into the crowd to please them ... I tried my best to give the fans a great fight.

“He turned up the heat, most definitely. 

“He was a volume puncher, and my punches were more precise. When I threw, I was more explosive and landed the harder and more effective shots. 

Lee self-assessed his performance with an average grade of 5.5 out of 10. 

“Rounds one through five I would give myself like a seven. Rounds [six] to ten, like a four. Lots of mistakes after round five. That's something I need to polish up for sure,” said Lee.  

"The fight wasn't close. I feel like I won at least six to seven rounds. 

"It was not my best performance, but most definitely my toughest competitor and the biggest fight of my career.”

Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist, writer, and broadcast reporter. He’s also a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and the MMA Journalists Association. He can be reached on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube at @ManoukAkopyan, through email at manouk[dot]akopyan[at]gmail.com, or via www.ManoukAkopyan.com.