George Kambosos Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
The lightweight world title elimination fight between Australia’s George Kambosos Jr. and Lee Selby, scheduled for Oct. 3 in Cardiff, Wales, Selby’s home country, has been canceled and is headed to a purse bid.
Australia's Jacob Ng is still planning on having a breakout year in 2020, as the big-hitting lightweight has set his sights on a clash with the highly-rated George Kambosos Jr. Ng holds a 13-0 professional record with 10 wins coming inside the scheduled distance. The 25-year-old has been moved quickly by his team at ACE boxing, picking up the Australian, IBF International, IBF Youth, and WBO Oriental titles at lightweight. Ng opened up about the aggressive start to his career from a matchmaking point of view.
George Kambosos Jr. is looking to get himself in position to win all of the titles. Undefeated with a record of 18-0, Kambosos wants to eventually headline a stadium fight in Melbourne or Sydney, with all of the lightweight belts on the line. He feels strongly that at the moment he is the best fighter in Australia, but doesn't have the profile of Jeff Horn or Tim Tszyu.
George Kambosos Jr. and Lee Selby both entered 2020 with the hope of facing each other for the right to land a title shot presumably by year’s end. At best, their head-on collision will serve as their lone piece of ring action this year. The aforementioned International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight title eliminator has been rescheduled for the second time in barely two months due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Originally slated for May 9 and then pushed back to July 11, the scheduled 12-round bout will now take place on October 3 according to Matchroom Boxing, whom represents Selby and will present the event.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Last Saturday should have been the biggest night of George Kambosos Jr.’s career, an IBF lightweight title elimination bout with Lee Selby at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. Then COVID-19 showed up, postponing the fight, and putting a halt to practically all boxing action worldwide. That didn’t stop Kambosos, though, as the Sydney...
Former world champion Lee Selby is not taking any changes with the coronavirus pandemic, explained that underlying health issues with his partner and young daughter will make him reluctant to return to boxing gyms until he is certain it's safe.
The British Boxing Board of Control has extended its suspension of all tournaments until the end of May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, effectively pulling the plug on both of Matchroom’s scheduled pay-per-view heavyweight events during the month. Dillian Whyte was supposed to be facing Alexander Povetkin on May 2 in Manchester, with Katie Taylor boxing Amanda Serrano on the undercard, while Oleksandr Usyk was scheduled to face Dereck Chisora at the O2 Arena, London, on May 23.
Lee Selby believes experience will be key when he faces the unbeaten George Kambosos Jr on May 9. Selby, along with fighters from the undercard including Joe Cordina, James Tennyson and Chris Billam-Smith were in attendance for Tuesday’s press conference in Cardiff for the Matchroom Boxing card at the Welsh capital’s Motorpoint Arena.
Lee Selby Press Conference Photos Gallery - Lee Selby will take on George Kambosos Jr in a Final Eliminator for the IBF Lightweight World Title on Saturday May 9 at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Lee Selby will take on George Kambosos Jr in a Final Eliminator for the IBF Lightweight World Title on Saturday May 9 at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN.