TEOFIMO LOPEZ JR. will defend his undisputed lightweight championship against george kambosos jr. in new york city.
Teofimo Lopez Jr. (16-0, 12 KOs) vs. George Kambosos Jr. (19-0, 10 KOs)
- Day: Saturday, November 27
- Time: 8pm ET / 5pm Pacific Time (main event follows)
- Where: Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City
- TV / Stream: DAZN
- Value: DAZN is $19.99 per month or $99 annually
- Assignment: Light
- Under threat: Lopez’s undisputed championship
- Ranking in British Pounds: Lopez number 6
- The odds: Favorite 7-1 Lopez (multi-store average)
- Also on the card: Azinga Fuzile vs. Kenichi Ogawa, lightweight athlete (for vacant IBF title); Ray Ford vs. Felix Caraballo, featherweight
- Guess: Lopez KO 10
- Story: After so many date changes that it was impossible to track, Lopez vs. Kambosos is also here. Lopez, whose match with COVID-19 resulted in one postponement, will fight for the first time since his breakout victory over the British pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko last October to become the undisputed lightweight champion at just 16 years oldNS battle. He was only 23 years old then. The talented boxer got off to a strong start against the strangely inactive Ukrainian champion and then staged a rally to win a clear unanimous decision in Las Vegas. The WBC named Lopez as its “franchise” champion and elevated Devin Haney to full owner, which Boxing Junkie did not recognize. Lopez has suggested that the fight against Kambosos could be his last at 135 pounds. Kambosos is a strong, energetic boxer from Australia but he can also hit the box, as the 28-year-old showed in his decisive victory over skilled technicians Mickey Bey and Lee Selby in the last two matches. The match against Selby also took place last October, meaning both men will be out of the ring for about 13 months. This will be Kambosos’ third war in the United States.
