It’s been a pretty unpredictable boxing year, to say the least. We’ve seen some big upsets, we got a heavyweight fight that, though no-one was really too bothered about seeing it happen, became an instant classic, and we’ve seen some news stars emerge.
There appears to be a shift in the global boxing scene over the last couple of weeks, with Demsey McKean successfully debuting in the United States, Liam Paro readied to compete on the undercard of Fury vs Paul on Showtime, and of course George Kambosos Jr’s historic victory over Teofimo Lopez this past weekend.
“Give them nothing, take from them everything, this is where we hold them, this is where we fight.” The words of King Leonidas rang through Madison Square Garden to precede the entrance of George ‘Ferocious’ Kambosos Jr.,
George Kambosos Jr. took the high road on Sunday in reacting to former undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and his dad Lopez Sr.
Teofimo Lopez (16-1, 12 KOs) took to social media to reflect on his disappointing loss to George Kambosos Jr. last Saturday night.
George Kambosos Jr. (20-0, 10 KOs) pulled off a massive upset on Saturday night in unseating previously undefeated IBF/WBA/WBC Franchise/WBO lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (16-1, 12 KOs) by a 12 round split decision at Madison Square Garden in New York.
IBF/WBA/WBC Franchise/WBO lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos Jr meet up tonight on DAZN in their highly anticipated contest at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Teofimo Lopez weighed in at a very drained-looking 135 pounds on Friday for his title defense of his IBF, WBA, WBC Franchise, and WBO lightweight titles against a motivated upset-minded George Kambosos Jr.
This Thanksgiving weekend, boxing fans have something to be thankful about from the way the sport has finished strong after a mediocre summer.
Devin Haney is angry that Teofimo Lopez seems to have changed his mind about sticking around at 135 to face him next.