Former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. says he will debut at 140 in March and then challenge IBF welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins for his belt in June or July.
Hitchins (19-0, 7 KO) called the first one-hit wonderKambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs), following his 12-round split decision win over IBF 140lb champion Liam Parra last month on December 7. George doesn’t deserve a world title shot unless we lower the bar on what a fighter needs to do to win the belt.
“Emperor’s” new target
The attitude of ‘Czar’ Kambosos is that if Hitchins wants a fight, he will fight him, but says he views the New Yorker as a “bum” who has “earned nothing”. Kambosos made a small fortune with his upset win against the injured, ring-rusted Teofimo Lopez four years ago on November 27, 2021.
George beat Lopez by split decision over 12 rounds, but has done very little since then, going 1-3 over the past four years. Kambosos’ record should be 0-4 in his last four fights as his 12-round majority decision victory over Maxi Hughes on July 22, 2023 was highly questionable in the eyes of many fans.
“Yes, yes, I repeat a million times. He keeps repeating: ‘You will not sign the contract.’ What contract? You want me. You’re a champion, but you haven’t made any money. You’re a bum. You didn’t do anything in sports except win the last fight and win the world title,” George Kambosos Jr. said. Fighthypetalking about IBF light heavyweight champion Richardson Hitchins.
“It means nothing to me. I’m coming to get you. I want to take your head out and you want to make some money? Great, come make some money and I’ll take that belt off you. A lot of people call me names. I knew he would jump on it. I knew I got under his skin. I live in his head rent-free. I’m under his skin. I love being under these New Yorkers.
“I will make my debut at 140 in March. He’s not ready until June or July, and we’re there. Right after March, we can do it next month. We can do it the next day, no problem. I’m coming for this guy,” Kambosos said of wanting to fight Richardson Hitchins.
Kambosos goes ahead. He still needs to win his debut at 140 in March before he has the chance to challenge Hitchins for his IBF title in June or July. If Kambosos’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, faces a half-decent opponent for March, he’s bound to lose. That would leave George’s dismal record at 1-4 in his last five fights. The thing is, he’s not a shooter. He was never good in the first place.
“It’s not a secret. Me and Paro, we’re going to fight that big, big fight. I was going to do the job in March and then have that big clash at the stadium. I’m such a big name in the boxing world that Hitchins called me out the next day,” Kambosos said.
It must have been disappointing for Kambosos to see Liam Paro defeated by Hitchins by split decision in 12 rounds in their December 7 fight in San Juan, Puerto Rico. All that money that Kambosos would have received against former IBF 140lb champion Para went down the drain with his loss to Hitchins and will not return.
“I’ll rip his head off”
“I’m just focused on getting better every day. I feel good at this weight and have great results in March. I’m going to rip this guy’s head off and then we’re going straight to Hitchins. He says some things here and there. What do I worry about you? You are not even a tenth of Devin Haney. You are not even a tenth of Teofimo Lopez. You are not even a tenth of Lomachenko,” said Kambosos.
The only fighter of the three whom Kambosos Jr. beat was Teofimo Lopez, catching him on a bad night after a long layoff in 2021. George lost twice to Devin Haney and was knocked out by Vasily Lomachenko in his last fight on May 12, 2024. He hasn’t fought since. Kambososa is considered an experienced fighter, but he was never considered a good fighter from the start. So his multiple defeat just shows his level or lack thereof.
