George Kambosos Jnr

George Kambosos Jr. (Greek: Γεώργιος Καμπόσος; born 14 June 1993) is an Australian-Greek professional boxer who has held the IBF Pan Pacific lightweight title since 2017. He previously held the Australian NSW, Australian, WBA-PABA, and WBA Oceania lightweight titles between 2013 and 2017.

George Kambosos Jr.
Statistics
Nickname(s)Ferocious
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Reach1.73 m (68 in)
NationalityAustralian
Born (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins19
Wins by KO10
Losses0

Early life

Kambosos was born in Sydney, Australia to parents of Greek descent.[1] His grandparents hail from Sparta and Kambosos Jr has the famous Spartan army war cry "Never retreat, never surrender" tattooed on his body in homage to his heritage.[2] He began playing junior rugby league for the Gymea Gorillas at a young age[3] and was often bullied as a child for being overweight so his father enrolled him in boxing classes at 11 years of age to improve his fitness.[4] Kambosos quickly dropped the excess weight and was placed in the Cronulla Sharks development squad where he was coached by Ricky Stuart but found himself at a crossroad as a teenager when he was forced to choose between boxing and rugby league.[3] He elected to pursue the boxing pathway and began his fighting career by amassing 85 wins in 100 amateur fights before turning professional.[5]

Professional career

Kambosos made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19 when he faced Filipino fighter Jayson Mac Gura and was victorious via a second round technical knockout. In December 2016, he captured the WBA Oceania title by beating world number nine Brandon Ogilvie.[6][7] He then went on to face Qamil Balla in May 2017,[8] whom he defeated by unanimous decision in a ten-round fight.[9] Five months later, he knocked out Krai Setthaphon in the ninth round and won the WBA Oceania and IBF Pan Pacific titles in the lightweight division.[10] In June 2017, Kambosos was tabbed by Manny Pacquiao as his main sparring partner in preparation for the fight with Jeff Horn[11] and has remained Pacquiao's main sparring partner for his fights after Horn as well.[12] In April 2018, Kambosos signed a promotional contract with DiBella Entertainment.[13] In May 2018, he made his debut in the US[14] and knocked out Jose Forero in just 1 minute and 48 seconds.[15] On 19 January 2019, Kambosos defeated Rey Perez at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner via unanimous decision in his second fight on US soil.[16] On 7 June in Athens, Kambosos returned to his native land of Greece and knocked out Venezuelan 11–2 (9 KOs) Richard Pena in round six in front of the packed out Galatsi Olympic Hall. He called out former two division world champion José Pedraza after his victory. In December of 2019, Kambosos defeated former IBF lightweight champion, Mickey Bey by split decision on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas.[17] On 31 October 2020, Kambosos defeated former IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby by split decision at The SSE Arena in London.[18] The win over Selby makes Kambosos the mandatory challenger for the IBF lightweight title.[19]

Kambosos vs. López

On 9 January 2021, the International Boxing Federation ordered lightweight champion Teófimo López to defend his belt against number one contender and mandatory challenger Kambosos.[20]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
19 fights 19 wins 0 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 9 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Win 19–0 Lee Selby SD 12 31 Oct 2020 The SSE Arena, London, England
18 Win 18–0 Mickey Bey SD 10 14 Dec 2019 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
17 Win 17–0 Richard Pena TKO 6 (10), 1:36 7 Jun 2019 Galatsi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece
16 Win 16–0 Rey Perez UD 8 19 Jan 2019 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
15 Win 15–0 JR Magboo TKO 2 (8), 2:02 15 Jul 2018 Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
14 Win 14–0 Jose Forero KO 1 (10), 1:48 5 May 2018 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US
13 Win 13–0 Krai Setthaphon TKO 9 (10), 1:59 13 Oct 2017 Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia Retained WBA Oceania lightweight title;
Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 Qamil Balla UD 10 6 May 2017 Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
11 Win 11–0 Brandon Ogilvie UD 12 2 Dec 2016 Luna Park, Sydney, Australia Won WBA Oceania lightweight title
10 Win 10–0 Issa Nampepeche RTD 4 (12), 3:00 8 Jun 2016 Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia Retained WBA-PABA lightweight title
9 Win 9–0 Joebert Delos Reyes KO 4 (12), 2:34 12 Dec 2015 Alexandria Basketball Stadium, Sydney, Australia Retained WBA-PABA lightweight title
8 Win 8–0 Leonardo Esteban Gonzalez TKO 3 (12), 2:59 4 Jul 2015 Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia Won WBA-PABA interim lightweight title
7 Win 7–0 Rodynie Rafol UD 6 31 Jan 2015 Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia
6 Win 6–0 Robert Toomey UD 10 29 Aug 2014 Club Punchbowl, Sydney, Australia Won Australian lightweight title
5 Win 5–0 Akrapong Nakthaem TKO 1 (6), 2:30 9 Apr 2014 Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, Australia
4 Win 4–0 Paitoon Jaikom UD 6 29 Jan 2014 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
3 Win 3–0 Michael Correa TKO 6 (8), 2:59 22 Nov 2013 Croatian Club, Sydney, Australia Won vacant NSW state lightweight title
2 Win 2–0 Roberto Oyan UD 6 17 Aug 2013 Croatian Club, Sydney, Australia
1 Win 1–0 Jayson Mac Gura TKO 2 (6), 2:06 18 May 2013 Croatian Club, Sydney, Australia

References
  1. Dalatariof, Panagiotis (2 March 2020). "George "Ferocious" Kambosos Jr – The unbeaten Greek Australian fighter who dreams of being world champion!". greekherald.com.au.
  2. Kambosos Jr, George (12 September 2018). "I'm Australia's best athlete – George Kambosos Jr". greekherald.com.au.
  3. Dalatariof, Panagiotis (5 June 2020). "George "Ferocious" Kambosos Jr – The unbeaten Greek Australian fighter who dreams of being world champion!". theaustralian.com.au.
  4. Santoliquito, Joseph (27 October 2020). "George Kambosos Jr. overcame bullying and scorn to reach prime time against Lee Selby". ringtv.com.
  5. Cocks, Anthony (15 August 2017). "Kambosos Jr. targets world top five". boxingmonthly.com.
  6. Parkinson, Andrew (29 November 2016). "George Kambosos Jnr ready for Luna Park rumble". theleader.com.au.
  7. Hamilton-Irvine, Gary (5 December 2016). "Boxing: Kambosos Jnr beats Ogilvie, remains undefeated". theleader.com.au.
  8. Schelle, Caroline (1 May 2017). "Qamil Balla targets lightweight champ George Kambosos Jr". heraldsun.com.au.
  9. Parkinson, Andrew (8 May 2017). "George 12-0 after big victory". theleader.com.au.
  10. "George "Ferocious" Kambosos 9th round TKO of Krai Setthaphon in Melbourne Highlights". supernewsworld.com.
  11. "Pacquiao spars with Aussie who fights like Horn". news.abs-cbn.com.
  12. "LOOK: Pacquiao begins hard sparring for Adrien Broner fight". news.abs-cbn.com.
  13. "George Kambosos Jr. signs with Dibella". BoxingNews24.com. 11 April 2018.
  14. "George Kambosos Ready To Make a Big Splash in United States". BoxingScene.com.
  15. "George Kambosos Jr Picks Up Win by KO over Jose Forero – BoxingSocialist". boxingsocialist.com.
  16. "Kambosos, Pacquiao Sparring Partner, Easily Out-Boxes Perez". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  17. https://www.foxsports.com.au/boxing/george-kambosos-jr-defeats-mickey-bey-in-biggest-test-of-his-career/news-story/17e488bee0ddb5b4fd9fcf635acb4bef
  18. https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/boxing-george-kambosos-lee-selby-fight-result-ibf-lightweight-world-title-eliminator/285432f8-065f-4fe6-95b3-a1ea7e203d8a
  19. https://www.boxingscene.com/george-kambosos-gets-split-nod-over-lee-selby-results--152906
  20. "IBF orders lightweight world title fight between Aussie George Kambosos Jnr and Teofimo Lopez Jnr". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2021.


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