On Saturday night, June 14, at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, unbeaten IBF Super-Lightweight World Champion Richardson Hitchins (19-0, 7 COs) will defend his title against former World Champion of Lightweight, George Kambosos Jr.
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Richardson Hitchins, the current champion and owner of the IBF Super Lightweight Strap, will make his first title defense, while the challenger George Kambosos is trying to become a two divisions world champion. This match between Hitchins and Kambosos will be a classic struggle for skill against.
George Kambosos is not recognized as one of the elite fighters, but his heart and determination, combined with his skill set, makes him a very dangerous opponent. The Australian boxer travels to New York, where he will be placed in a similar scenario as the one he was involved in almost four years ago.
In November 2021, George Kambosos was scheduled to participate in a match for the Unified WBA, WBO and IBF world titles. His opponent was an unbeaten New York native who is a smooth boxer puncher. In the opening round of the competition, Theofimo Lopez was very aggressive with regard to the right hand.
With 16 seconds left to go into the opening round, George Kambosos gained a hand over who sent Lopez to the canvas. When the game continued, Kambosos dictated the pace and landed the cleaner shots during the first half of the fight.
In the second half of the game, Theofimo Lopez ended up in a rhythm when he closed the void on the scorecards. Early in the 10th round, Lopez dropped Kambosos when he contacted a hood from the right hand.
Kambosos was able to jump back into the championships, as he was very active in the 11th and 12th rounds. After the competition, the scores would have revealed that George Kambosos had set up a great dismay through a split decision.
With the victory, George Kambosos jr. The new champion for the lightweight of the United Lightweight became, but unfortunately for Kambosos, he lost his belts seven months later when Devin Haney defeated him with unanimous decision.
Now, in today’s times, Sydney, Australia native George Kambosos Jr. (22-3, 10 COs) is scheduled to return to the Hulu Theater in New York in Madison Square Garden to recreate history and become a two divisions world champion.
In 2021, Kambosos had an unbeaten, highly competent indigenous in New York who was a confident world champion. Saturday night, June 14, when Kambosos walks into the ring to fight Richardson Hitchins, he will have an unbeaten, highly competent indigenous New York who is a confident world champion.
When George Kambosos faces theofimo Lopez in 2021, he was a considerable underdog. On Saturday night, as George Kambosos walked down the hall to fight Richardson Hitchins, he would enter the square circle as the considerable underdog.
The setting is the same, and the details of the match are strange. The question is: Will George Kambosos be able to shock the world again and history can repeat itself?
Last updated on 06/11/2025
