By Robert Segal: George Kambosos Jr (20-2, 10 KOs) insists “this isn’t the tip” of his profession following his defeat towards undisputed light-weight champion Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) final Saturday night time in Melbourne, Australia.
Kambosos got here up brief on the scorecards, dropping by this set of scores: 119-109, 118-110, and 118-110.
It is perhaps a good suggestion for Kambosos to maneuver right down to 130 as a result of there can be alternatives for him to win a belt in that division now that Shakur Stevenson is transferring as much as 135.
Kambosos is small for a light-weight, and he can be excellent for the tremendous featherweight division. Granted, the paychecks would probably be smaller at 130, however Kambosos could make some huge cash on pay-per-view in Australia if he picks up one other belt.
It doesn’t matter what weight class Kambosos wins a title. He’ll have his Aussie followers desirous to see him combat no matter which weight class he’s competing in.
The always-confident Kambosos believes that he’ll be world champion once more, maybe after Haney vacates his 4 belts at 135 and strikes as much as 140 quickly. George feels that Haney, 23, doesn’t have a lot time left at light-weight due to his measurement.
As soon as Haney vacates his titles, the belts can be fragmented, and Kambosos can go after one among them, assuming he’s ranked excessive sufficient when that point comes.
Kambosos talked about desirous to take break day from boxing after his loss to Haney final night time, however he can’t afford to take an extended break if he needs to get ranked excessive with one of many 4 sanctioning our bodies.
At present, Kambosos is ranked #3 WBC, #5 IBF, #5 WBO, and #6 WBA. That rating is clearly going to drop with Kambosos’ 12 spherical unanimous choice loss to Haney final Saturday night time on the Rod Laver Enviornment in Melbourne.
What Kambosos must do is get again within the health club quickly and look to select up a win over Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, William Zepeda, or Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero. Kambosos has to maneuver quick as a result of Shakur Stevenson, a newcomer at 135, can be going after the soon-to-be fragmented belts. The very last thing Kambosos wants is to be tangling with Stevenson, who’s arguably a greater model of Haney.
“I don’t understand how far more time he has at 135. He’s large, he’s rangy, he’s a superb fighter,” mentioned Kambosos Jr on the post-fight press conference final Saturday night time after his loss to Haney.
“I feel he may transfer to 140,” Kambosos mentioned about Haney. “God prepared, that opens some doorways for us. I’m an enormous, large identify. I confirmed that warrior spirit. You lose a combat, however you bounce again. I can be champion once more. This isn’t the tip. There are some large fights on the market for me.
“I gave it my all. I had a unbelievable camp, no excuses. We might have taken some straightforward fights and milked it a bit, however we took the chance. I consider with my pace, and my counter punching, the good aggression, anybody at 135, I’d have competed and provides them a hell of a combat.
“I feel I must relaxation,” mentioned Kambosos when requested if he thinks he can conquer the world once more. “I had three large fights in a 12 months. I had Teofimo Lopez in a struggle, and clearly me, and Haney within the first combat, which wasn’t a struggle, and this combat, one other struggle,” mentioned Kambosos.
