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Former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. says he will make his debut at 140 in March and then challenge IBF lightweight champion Richardson Hitchins for his belt in June or July.
Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) called the first one hit wonderKambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs), following his 12-round split decision victory over IBF 140-pound champion Liam Paro last month on December 7. George doesn’t deserve a world title unless we lower the bar on what a fighter has to do to earn a crack at the belt.
The new target of the “Emperor”.
“Emperor” Kambosos’ attitude is that if Hitchins wants the fight, he’ll accommodate him, but says he sees the New Yorker as a “bum” who hasn’t “earned money.” Kambosos has made a small fortune with his upset win over an injured and 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 over the past four years. Kambosos record should be 0-4 in his last four fights because his 12 round majority decision win over Maxi Hughes on July 22, 2023 was highly questionable in the eyes of many fans.
“Yeah, yeah, I say it 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’re crazy. You’ve done nothing in this sport except win your last fight and win a world title,” said George Kambosos Jr. Fighthypetalking about IBF light welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins.
“That doesn’t mean anything to me. I’m coming for you. I want to take your head off and you want to make some money? Great, come make some money and I’ll take your belt off. A lot of people are calling me. I knew I was going to jump in. I knew that I was under their skin. I live under their skin. I love being under their skin.
“I will debut at 140 in March. It’s not ready until June or July, and here we are. Right after March, we can do it the following 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 making progress. 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 puts him up against a half-decent opponent for March, he’s sure to 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 fighter. He was never good in the first place.
“It’s no secret. Me and Paro, we will have this great fight. I was going to do my business in March and then I would have that big crash in the stadium. I’m such a big name in the world of boxing that Hitchins called me the next day,” said Kambosos.
It must have been disappointing for the Kambosos to see Liam Paro defeated by Hitchins by a 12-round split decision in their December 7 fight in San Juan, Puerto Rico. All that money the Kambosos would have made against former IBF 140-pound champion Paro went down with his loss to Hitchins, and it’s not coming back.
“I’ll swallow his head”
“I’m just determined to get better every day. I feel good at this weight and put on a big performance in March. I’m going to take the head off this guy and then we’re going straight to Hitchins. He says certain things here and there. What do I care about you “You’re not a tenth of Devin Haney. You’re not a tenth of Lomachenko,” Kambosos said.
The only fighter of these three that Kambosos Jr. he 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 fighter, but he was never seen as a good fighter from the get-go. So losing him repeatedly just shows his level or lack thereof.
