George Kambosos Jr meets Maxi Hughes in a fascinating IBF world lightweight title eliminator. Both fighters having everything to prove. The Aussie former unified world lightweight champion is desperate to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats to Devin Haney, while gritty Yorkshireman Hughes has spent a career confounding expectations to now mix it among the elite. With Hughes' minor IBO strap also on the line, the Kambosos Jr vs Hughes live stream is one not to be missed.
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► Date: Saturday (July 22)
► Venue: Firelake Arena, Shawnee, Oklahoma
► Time: (ringwalks) 11 p.m. ET / 4 a.m. BST (Sunday)
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► U.K.: Watch on Sky Sports
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George Kambosos Jr shocked the world when he upset Teofimo Lopez to become the unified world lightweight champion in November 2021. But things have been far from smooth sailing for the Emperor since then. The Australian was outclassed twice by Devin Haney, who is now undisputed at the weight, and will be looking for an all-important win to get his career back on track and challenge again among the elite.
Key to Kambosos Jr's victory over Lopez nearly two years ago was his ability to get on the inside and dominate, but Haney's jab and speed were too much for the 30-year-old to match. He's been training in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas, away from any distractions back home in Australia, and will be determined to get back to challenge at world level again, especially in the event that Haney moves up in weight and vacates the belts.
Not even Maxi Hughes would have thought he'd be in this position when he suffered a fifth career defeat in November 2019, losing to Liam Walsh for the WBO European lightweight title. Since then, Maximus has won seven on the spin – including impressive defeats of former world junior-lightweight challenger Jono Carroll and Ryan Walsh (Liam's twin) – with the most noteworthy of all coming last time out against Kid Galahad last November as he retained his IBO lightweight title.
The teak-tough Yorkshireman is under no illusions this is his biggest test to date, but Hughes has great heart and supreme engine.
"He's got to battle those demons," Hughes said of his opponent. "He won't have his team around him to blow smoke up his backside and it's the same on fight night; it's just me and him in there."
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George Kambosos Jr vs Maxi Hughes tale of the tape
| Header Cell - Column 0 | George Kambosos Jr | Maxi Hughes |
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian | British |
| Date of birth | June 14th, 1993 | March 4th, 1990 |
| Height | 5' 9'' | 5' 7" |
| Reach | 68" | 67" |
| Total fights | 22 | 33 |
| Record | 20-2 (10 KOs) | 26-5-2 (5 KOs) |
Kambosos Jr vs Hughes Match card
- George Kambosos Jr vs. Maxi Hughes; Lightweight
- Keyshawn Davis vs. Fancesco Patera; Lightweight
- Giovani Santillan vs. Erick Bone; Welterweight
- Troy Isley vs. Antonio Todd; Middleweight
- Amron Sands vs. Hemo Ahio; Heavyweight
- Roney Hines vs. Michael Pirotton; Heavyweight
- Stephan Shaw vs. Joseph Goodall; Heavyweight
- Jeremiah Milton vs. Willie Harvey; Heavyweight
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