George Kambosos Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Mauricio Sulaiman is no stranger to unpopular concepts. The head of the World Boxing Council sanctioning body recently tried – for the nth time – to explain the rationale behind the franchise champion concept he introduced in 2018.
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 winning big on the undercard of the Fury vs Paul on Showtime PPV, and of course George Kambosos Jr's historic victory over Teofimo Lopez last month.
LAS VEGAS - Mauricio Sulaiman is pleased with the number of top-level fights that continue to come out of the lightweight division. Not quite as entertaining to the longtime WBC president are the inquiries demanding he clear up the mess his sanctioning body has created at the championship level.
Liam Paro is all set for the first pay-per-view date of his career, as he battles Yomar Alamo on the undercard of internet sensation Jake Paul’s next outing to the boxing ring.
Vasiliy Lomachenko doesn't have his lightweight titles anymore, but he is still one of the division's most dangerous fighters. Lomachenko, the former three-weight world champion, punished former lightweight champion Richard "RC" Commey, winning a wide unanimous decision over the Ghanaian in front of 8,555 fans Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
Jamaine Ortiz doesn’t care who he fights next, nor is he specific in terms of calling out potential opponents in the 135-pound weight class. Anyone with a belt will do.
NEW YORK – Vasiliy Lomachenko took offense Thursday when a reporter asked him if he was “happy” that Teofimo Lopez lost to George Kambosos Jr. Despite their rivalry, Lomachenko expressed empathy for Lopez, who was heavily favored to beat Kambosos on November 27 at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. Lomachenko remembers what it was like to do his own soul searching following his 12-round, unanimous-decision defeat to Lopez in October 2020 at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – With any luck, the next fight for both George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney will come versus one another for the undisputed lightweight championship.
Newly crowned IBF, WBA, WBC Franchise, WBO lightweight champion George Kambosos arrived back to Australia - and received a hero's welcome with over 200 fans to greet him at the Sydney International Airport.
LAS VEGAS – At just 23 years of age, time is on Devin Haney’s side to achieve great things in the sport. The downside to entering his physical prime, however, is the possibility of outgrowing his dream of becoming undisputed lightweight champion.