George Kambosos hoping to bounce back to title contention on the smaller stage against Maxi Hughes
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Kambosos is in need of a big win after consecutive defeats to undisputed champion Devin Haney
Less than two years ago, George Kambosos shocked the boxing world with his upset of Teofimo Lopez Jr. to become unified lightweight champion. The win set him up to return to his native Australia and defend his titles in a stadium. But after a pair of resounding losses to Devin Haney, Kambosos is looking to rebound in a much smaller setting.
The Aussie is headed to Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Saturday night to face Maxi Hughes. The town as a whole has a smaller population than the attendance he had for his first meeting with Haney in June 2022.
Kambosos' is a very specific type of boxing story. At the time when he upset Lopez, lightweight was viewed as entering a boom period with a crop of exciting young fighters. Lopez was supposed to handle his business against his IBF mandatory challenger and move on to more significant business, such as a fight with Haney, who held the WBC title, the only championship not then in Lopez's collection.
