George Kambosos Jr. produced one of the shocks of the years as he beat Teofimo Lopez to become the unified world lightweight champion on Saturday night.
The unfancied Australian, who came into the fight a heavy underdog, knocked Lopez down in the first round and survived being knocked down in the 10th round before winning on a split decision from the judges.
Kambosos won 115-111, 113-114, 115-112 on the judges’ cards to claim the WBA, WBO, and IBF belts in a Madison Square Garden’s that was almost entirely behind home-favorite Lopez.
Teófimo López vs. George Kambosos Jr. was a true war, but the Australian came out on top in an incredible upset 🔥#LópezKambososJr | @autozone pic.twitter.com/Kka8UXXc8T
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) November 28, 2021
“I believed in myself, I backed myself,” the still unbeaten Kambosos said afterwards.
“I said it time after time: ‘You might not believe it, but I believe in myself.’ And look at me now. I’ve got all the jewels. I’m not the king, I’m the emperor because I come to every other country and I take them out one by one.”
Lopez had initially won the belts 13 months ago in Las Vegas after beating Vasiliy Lomachenko.
source cnn.com
