Former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. says he will make his debut at 140 in March and then challenge IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins for his belt in June or July.
Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) called out the former one hit wonderKambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs), following his 12-round split decision victory over IBF 140-lb champion Liam Paro last month on December 7. George doesn’t deserve a world title shot unless we lower the bar for what a fighter has to do to earn a crack at a belt.
“Emperor’s” new target
‘The Emperor’ Kambosos’ attitude is that if Hitchins wants the fight, he’ll accommodate him, but he says he considers the New Yorker a “bum” who hasn’t “made any money.” Kambosos made a small fortune off his upset win against an injured, ring-rusty Teofimo Lopez four years ago on November 27, 2021.
George beat Lopez by a 12-round split decision, but has done very little since then, going 1-3 in 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 keep saying a million times. He keeps saying, ‘You’re not signing a contract.’ What contract? you want me You’re a champion, and you haven’t made any money. You are a bum. You haven’t done anything in the sport except win your last fight, and win a world title,” George Kambosos Jr. said. Battle hypetalking about IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins.
“It means nothing to me. I’m coming for you. I want to take your head out, and you want to make money? Cool, come make some money and I’ll take that belt off you. Many people call me out. I knew he was going to jump on it. I knew I was under his skin. I live rent free in his head. I’m under his skin. I love getting among these New Yorkers.
“I’m going to make this debut at 140 in March. He’s not ready until June or July, and we’re there. Right after March we can do it the 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 is getting ahead of himself. He still needs to win his debut at 140 in March before he will have a chance to challenge Hitchins for his IBF title in June or July. If Kambosos’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, were to face him against a halfway decent opponent for March, he would surely lose. That would leave George’s dismal record at 1-4 in his last five fights. The thing is, it’s not like he’s a shot fighter. He was never good in the first place.
“It’s no secret. Me and Paro, we’re going to have that big, big fight. I would do my business in March and then have that big stadium clash. I am such a big name in the world of boxing that Hitchins called me out the next day,” Kambosos said.
It must have been disappointing for Kambosos to see Liam Paro beaten by Hitchins via a 12-round split decision in their December 7 fight in San Juan, Puerto Rico. All that money Kambosos would have gotten against former IBF 140-lb champion Paro set the tone with his loss to Hitchins, and it’s not coming back.
“I will take his head off”
“I’m just in the zone to get better every day. I feel good at this weight and put on a great performance in March. I’m going to take this guy’s head off, and then we’re going straight to Hitchins. He says certain things here and there. What am I worried about you? You are not one tenth of Devin Haney. You are not one tenth of Teofimo Lopez. You are not one tenth of Lomachenko,” Kambosos said.
The only fighter of those three that Kambosos jr. beat was Teofimo Lopez, who caught 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. Kambosos is seen as a shot fighter, but he was never considered a good fighter from the start. So, him losing repeatedly just shows his level or lack thereof.
