
George Kambosos Jnr is the #10 world ranked lightweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Kambosos was born in Sydney, New South Wales on 14 June 1993. As an amateur, Kambosos nearly upset the eventual team captain Luke Jackson at the 2012 Olympic Trials, losing on a countback in their semi-final bout. After losing in the quarter finals at the 2013 Australian Championships, Kambosos turned professional.
Kambosos won the state title in his third professional fight, and then outpointed Robert Toomey to win the Australian title on 29 August 2014. Wins over Joebert Delos Reyes, old amateur rival Brandon Ogilvie and Qamil Balla established Kambosos as the top lightweight in Australia. Kambosos was usaed regularly as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao from 2017 and has won six bouts in a row since leaving Australia. In his last contest, Kambosos outpointed former IBF world title holder Mickey Bey to earn a top ranking with the organisation.
Kambosos defeated former featherweight world title holder Lee Selby on 31 October 2020 to earn a mandatory shot at Teofimo Lopez world lightweight championship.
Amateur Bouts
2009 Australian Junior National Championships
05-12-2009 Brandon Ogilvie L 6:7 (Final)
2011 Australian Youth National Championships
04-03-2011 Liam Nicolson W 5:4
05-03-2011 Brandon Ogilvie L 2:7 (Final)
2011 Arafura Games
09-05-2011 Tom Boga W 9:7
11-05-2011 Chad Milnes W PTS
12-05-2011 Luke Jackson L 13:19
2012 Australian National Championships
02-02-2012 Tom Morrison W 17:2
03-02-2012 Luke Jackson L 16:16+
2013 Australian National Championships
12-02-2013 Jake Perrins L 12:16
Professional Bouts
22-11-2013 Michael Correa W TKO6
(NSW lightweight title)
29-08-2014 Robert Toomey W PTS10
(Australian lightweight title)
12-12-2015 Joebert Delos Reyes W KO4
02-12-2016 Brandon Ogilvie W PTS12
06-05-2017 Qamil Balla W PTS10
13-10-2017 Krai Setthaphon W TKO9
05-05-2018 Jose Forero W KO1
15-07-2018 JR Magboo W TKO2
19-02-2019 Rey Perez W PTS8
07-06-2019 Richard Pena W TKO6
14-12-2019 Mickey Bey W PTS10
31-10-2020 Lee Selby W PTS12
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