George Kambosos Jr. isn’t nervous in regards to the measurement or the youth of his substitute opponent, Jake Wyllie, forward of their 12-rounder gentle welterweight struggle this Saturday, March twenty second, on the Qudos Financial institution Area, Sydney Olympic Park.
Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs) must be at the least a bit of nervous as a result of he’s coming off a brutal 11-round beatdown towards Vasily Lomachenko, making his debut at 140, dealing with a late substitute opponent on 4 day’s discover, and coming off an extended layoff.
Ferocious’ Return
Any a type of issues might doom Kambosos to a different loss, however all of them mixed might spell bother. Wyllie, 24, is so much youthful than the 31-year-old Kambosos, and that may very well be an element on this struggle.
Former IBF, WBA, and WBO light-weight champion Kambosos wants a strong win on Saturday night time to get a title shot towards IBF 140-lb champion Richardson Hitchins subsequent. That’s the one Kambosos and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, need subsequent. But it surely gained’t occur if Kambosos is upset by Wyllie, and it might be a catastrophe for his profession. He’s gone 1-3 since his victory over Teofimo Lopez in 2021, and issues are trying bleak for the ‘Ferocioius’ one.
“It doesn’t trouble me. I’ve received small footwear on in the present day,” mentioned George Kambosos Jr. to Fighthype, reacting to being informed that his opponent, Jake Wyllie, regarded surprisingly huge standing subsequent to him throughout their face-off forward of Saturday’s occasion in Sydney.
“The floor will not be actually flat. It doesn’t actually matter. Who cares? Like I mentioned, I’ve been sparring. I’ve seen all of it from the Lomas, the Haneys, the [Teofimo] Lopez to the [Lee] Selby. It makes no distinction. I’m ingesting water, I’m consuming properly, and I’m feeling properly. My weights very, very shut,” mentioned Kambosos Jr. when requested how he feels making weight at 140 for the primary time.
“Greater than something, he clearly appears to be like like he’s going to chop much more now. I really feel good. I’m very targeted, I’m very zoned in. I’m not burning an excessive amount of power. I’m going with the circulation and having fun with my second. On Saturday night time, huge, huge present. Kambosos is again on the town. The ‘Ferocious’ present, and I’m going to deal with my enterprise.
