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(Left to right) Kim Jong-kook, Don Lee and Dex are set to host the boxing competition series 'I Am Boxer.' Photo courtesy of Disney+

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Don Lee, Kim Jong-kook, Dex host Disney+ boxing reality series

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761114753912Boxing.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>(Left to right) Kim Jong-kook, Don Lee and Dex are set to host the boxing competition series &#x27;I Am Boxer.&#x27; Photo courtesy of Disney+</div>Korean action star Don Lee is joining forces with singer Kim Jong-kook and reality star Dex for a new boxing competition series premiering on Disney+ this November.&quot;I Am Boxer,&quot; announced Wednesday by the streaming service, follows 90 boxing hopefuls of various ages and weight classes as they compete in a series of challenges to become &quot;Korea&#x27;s next boxing icon.&quot;Scheduled to premiere on November 21, the show features Korean celebrities, comedians, and boxing amateurs, along with guest appearances from &quot;some of the biggest names in the fight game,&quot; Disney+ said. <div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761114831053image.png" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Photo courtesy of Disney+</div>The series is written by Kang Suk-kyung, one of the creatives behind Netflix&#x27;s hit reality program &quot;Physical: 100,&quot; and produced by Lee Won-woong, who directed the military survival show &quot;Steel Troops.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/11/20/-physical-100-gets-3rd-season-turns-into-region-wide-tilt-820">READ: &#x27;Physical: 100&#x27; gets third season, turns into &#x27;region-wide&#x27; tilt </a></div>Don Lee, also known by his Korean stage name Ma Dong-seok, is best known for his roles in &quot;The Roundup&quot; film series, the zombie thriller &quot;Train to Busan&quot; and Marvel&#x27;s superhero blockbuster &quot;Eternals.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/23/watch-don-lee-park-hyung-sik-seo-in-guk-in-action-packed-twelve-trailer-1151">WATCH: Don Lee, Park Hyung-sik, Seo In-guk in action-packed &#x27;Twelve&#x27; </a></div>Jong-kook first rose to fame as a member of the 1990s pop act Turbo before gaining widespread popularity through the long-running variety show &quot;Running Man&quot; and his fitness-focused YouTube channel &quot;Gym Jong Kook.&quot;Meanwhile, Dex rose to fame after appearing in the second season of the dating reality series &quot;Single&#x27;s Inferno.&quot; He has since become a regular presence on <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/11/-the-zone-survival-mission-returns-for-3rd-season-on-disney-1441">variety</a> and web shows, and has recently begun to branch out into acting.&quot;I Am Boxer&quot; is the latest addition to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/8/6/disney-launches-5-korean-variety-shows-in-august-1242">Disney+&#x27;s expanding lineup</a> of South Korean reality shows, which have surged in popularity in recent years alongside other cultural exports such as K-dramas.

Korean action star Don Lee is joining forces with singer Kim Jong-kook and reality star Dex for a new boxing competition series premiering on Disney+ this November.

Korean action star Don Lee is joining forces with singer Kim Jong-kook and reality star Dex for a new boxing competition series premiering on Disney+ this November.