George Kambosos Jr. is in a critical must-win fight against Maxi Hughes in their 12-round IBF lightweight title eliminator this Saturday, July 22nd, at the Firelake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Kambosos is being given a chance to earn another title, and he’s got to beat the tough Hughes (26-5-2, 5 KOs) to get that opportunity.
The 30-year-old Aussie, Kambosos Jr (20-2, 10 KOs), is belt-less, having lost his WBA, IBF, WBO, and Ring lightweight titles to Devin Haney last year. In the rematch, Kambosos was beaten again by Haney. On the undercard of Saturday’s Top Rank event, lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis (8-0, 6 KOs) fights Francesco Patera (28-3, 10 KOs) in a 10 pound bout. Saturday’s Kambosos-Hughes event will be shown on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ at 10 pm/7 pm ET. “I think the boxing world has forgotten that he’s the only guy I’ve lost to,” said George Kambosos Jr today, talking about Devin Haney during the final press conference for his title challenge against IBO champion Maxi Hughes this Saturday night. “I’ve got to remind them again. We have learned a lot. I’ve become a greedy motherf***er now.” “I saw what I saw. I’m just ready. I’m going to showcase whatever I saw on Saturday night,” said Kambosos Jr to Fighthype when asked what he saw during his face-off with Maxi Hughes today. “I don’t feel like this guy is ready, but I’m definitely 110% ready. We can’t wait to expose every single flaw and make a statement in this fight,” Kambosos Jr continued.
(ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
• George Kambosos Jr. 134.6 lbs. vs. Maxi Hughes 134.7 lbs
(IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator — 12 Rounds)
• Keyshawn Davis 134.3 lbs vs. Francesco Patera 134 lbs
(Lightweight — 10 Rounds)
(ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET/3:15 p.m. PT)
• Giovani Santillan 147.8 lbs vs. Erick Bone 147.6 lbs
(Welterweight — 10 Rounds)
• Jeremiah Milton 255.3 lbs vs. Willie Harvey 296.5 lbs
(Heavyweight — 8 Rounds)
• Troy Isley 158.8 lbs vs. Antonio Todd 159.2. lbs
(Middleweight — 8 Rounds)
• Amron Sands 300 lbs vs. Hemi Ahio 247 lbs
(Heavyweight — 8 Rounds)
• Stephan Shaw 244 lbs vs. Joe Goodall 238 lbs
(Heavyweight — 8 Rounds)