George Kambosos Jr. Faces Critical Test in 140-Pound Debut, Eyeing a Path Back to Championship Contention

George Kambosos Jr. will debut at 140 towards veteran Daud Yordan this Saturday, March twenty second in a combat to get acclimated to the division within the 12 spherical headliner on the Qudos Financial institution Enviornment, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia. The occasion might be proven dwell on DAZN.

Hitchins Subsequent?

The 20-year professional Yordan (43-4, 31 KOs) isn’t one of many killers at 140, however he’s received some pop in his punches and is doubtlessly harmful for Kambosos. He’s been round without end, and has the sort of expertise that would give Kambosos Jr. nightmares.

The previous unified light-weight champion Kambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs) wants a victory and an ideal efficiency to arrange him for a world title shot towards IBF gentle welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins subsequent.

If Kambosos, 31, struggles like he did in his final 4 fights, it will be pointless for him to problem for a world title. He’s arguably coming into his combat on Saturday with a 0-4 document, and his final true victory got here towards Teofimo Lopez in 2021.

24k Gold

Boxing followers on social media have labeled Kambosos a ‘one-hit surprise,’ which is tough to disagree with. His poor document in his final 4 fights speaks for itself. That’s why he should look good on Saturday. It could be the primary since his win over Teofimo, which was a tough combat.

Ideally, Kambosos will appear to be 24k gold on Saturday, motivating Turki Alalshikh to make use of him on one in all his reveals. Kambosos desires a rematch with Teofimo, and that may be the proper combat for him—a significantly better one than difficult Richardson Hitchins for his IBF belt.

Saturday’s Undercard on DAZN

– Skye Nicolson vs. Tiara Brown– Cherneka Johnson vs. Nina Hughes– Imam Khataev vs. Durval Elias Palacio– Hemi Ahio vs. Aekkaphob Auraiwan– Jayden Buan vs. Jordan Kasilieris– Teremoana Jr. vs. TBA

“I’d slightly take 15 losses in a row, however I’m combating the perfect of the perfect, the true champions, the true Corridor of Famers, the pound-for-pounds. I’m constructed totally different,” mentioned George Kambosos Jr. to Matchroom Boxing. “After I received the belts, I by no means sat there, saying, ‘Give me a simple combat. Let me maneuver and make simple cash.’”

“We didn’t should combat Devin Haney. We might have fought a tomato can and principally [held onto the titles,” said George Kambosos Sr. about his son. “You know what? It’s not in his DNA. It’s not in my DNA. We come from the ground up with not a dollar to our name with a famous surname

“We’ve always known that we’ve literally had to crawl and claw our way with every fight to build our brand to get to the top. So, why would we want to go backwards and say, ‘I’m going to fight a tomato can.”