The IBF lightweight title is on the line tonight as hometown boy, George Kambosos, looks to score another upset, this time at the chin of Vasiliy Lomachenko
Tonight (Sat. May 11, 2024), live from the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, we’ve got the IBF lightweight championship on the line as Vasiliy Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KO) takes on George Kambosos Jr. (21-2, 10 KO). This fight is the culmination of three world titles on the line tonight, starting at 10 p.m. ET. on ESPN and ESPN+.
Loma and Kambo have been in each other’s orbits for years, but due to circumstances inside the ring (Vasyl losing to Teofimo Lopez while George was the IBF mandatory) and outside of the ring (Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leading to Lomachenko fighting in the conflict), this fight just never materialized. Until now. Kambosos has scored another big name boxer to come Down Under and fight a big fight on his home turf.
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— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) May 11, 2024
Kambosos is coming off a rebound win against Maxi Hughes to claim the IBO lightweight title while Loma hasn’t fought in almost a year since his close loss to Devin Haney as he failed to gain the unified lightweight belts (those being the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles). Pundits are picking the Ukrainian to win pretty handily, as places like DraftKings have him as a -700 favorite.
This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, as many view Kambosos to be a Jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none type boxer. He’s not a knockout artist, he’s not super quick or a defensive wizard. He’s a decent, fairly sound boxer. The problem is that unless Father Time has caught up to Lomachenko, it will take significantly more than just decent fundamentals to topple the former two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Also on the undercard are two more gold belts up for grabs, including Andrew Moloney (26-3 (1), 16 KO) taking on Pedro Guevara (40-3-1, 22 KO) for the WBC interim super flyweight title. Finally, champion Nina Hughes (6-0. 2 KO) seeks to make her second defense of the WBA bantamweight championship, this time against Cherneka Johnson (15-2, 5 KO). Yes, the same one who weighed in with body paint above the waist last year.
LOMACHENKO VS. KAMBOSOS QUICK RESULTS
135 lbs. Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos Jr.
115 lbs. Andrew Moloney vs. Pedro Guevara
118 lbs. Nina Hughes vs. Cherneka Johnson
275 lbs. Hemi Ahio vs. Lucas Browne
245 lbs. Joe Goodall vs. Faiga Opelu
178 lbs. Ricards Bolotniks vs. Imam Khataev
LOMACHENKO VS. KAMBOSOS LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos Jr., IBF lightweight championship:
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