George Kambosos Jr. (21-3 10 KOs) has signed a co-promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom, DiBella Entertainment Inc. and Ferocious Promotions. The former lightweight ruler has confirmed he will move up to 140lbs and start his bid to become a two-weight world champion in early 2025, in an event to be announced soon.
Kambosos shot to fame by ripping Teofimo Lopez’s world titles from him with a stunning victory over in New York in November 2021, flooring the champion in the opening round en-route to handing the Brooklynite his sole defeat to date.
This is a non starter. He must as well be fed to the lions and start his new career of being a promoter.
Yeah, take away the win over Lopez and he’d be considered a gatekeeper. I don’t expect him to get himself into the title mix again. He’s a decent fighter, but not great.
In his last 4 fights Kambosos lost about 42 of 47 rounds and got stopped by Loma. He was gifted a terrible decision vs Hughes, a fight where he lost 9 or 10 rounds. He has no power and terrible footwork. I just don’t get the hype about him. Maybe because he’s a loudmouth. He doesn’t pay his trainers. I’ll never figure out how he beat Lopez, but that was a long time ago. Let’s move on from this guy.
This cat is only in it for the money now, has no heart and will be just another stepping stone for up and coming fighters. 15min of fame well and truly up.
You can’t say he doesn’t have heart. Plus, Kambosos didn’t look any worse against Haney than Prograis. I never got why Haney and Kambosos did a rematch.
Maybe Kambosos was drained from making 135 for too long.
Kambosos isn’t really an inside fighter, he has to get in close to try to get much done with punch output.
He probably has 2 more fights and retires.
The first fight had an immediate rematch clause if Haney won.
Kambosos always sold more tickets with his mouth than his boxing skills. At this stage in his career, he is more of a tune-up fighter for a rising star boxer. Yet, he gets a paycheck to get battered around by the rising star boxer.
Kambosos DESPERATELY needs a win over someone credible. I thought he lost to Hughes so, at least for me, George Kambosos hasn’t won a fight in three years.
I think they find someone with a name that he can beat and feed him to Liam Paro if Paro gets by Hitchins (and maybe even if he doesn’t).
Eddie Hearn needs to spoon feed Kambosos with soft opposition. I will recomend Catteral or Subriel Matias
I don’t think he can beat Catterall.
Gatekeeper!!! Would love to see him against Abdullah Mason!! That’ll be a step up for the kid and basically do or die for Kambosos! George has to stay @35 as he’s too small to compete against the 40 pounders!!
Same thoughts here. I think Catterall and Prograis would be even-steven kind of fights
for Kambosos. Not too sure he can even beat those cats.
Kambo is just a 1 hit wonder! He’ll just be a stepping stone if he continues in boxing! No longer championship material left in him!
Matchroom recently signed undefeated 140-lb prospect, Tito Mercado. Kambosos will be used as a stepping stone for young fighters like Mercado.
Kam is not likely to win a world title at 140 but he can grab a few bags on the way out. The way forward would be destroy a light opponent to get use to the weight bait, Teofimo Lopez into a fight by reminding him of their past. He could have a good scrap with Pitbull Cruz, Matias, Gary Russell, Rolly, Jose Valenzuela etc. Kam has a decent enough name for the aforementioned to add him to their resume.
I was high on Kambosos at one time but not any longer. He doesn’t know how to use his strengths in the ring and he is hesitant to throw punches many times. Losing to Haney and Lomachenko is no disgrace but it’s the WAY he lost. He will only get exposed again the next time he steps up against a world class junior welterweight.