George Kambosos vs. Maxi Hughes fight prediction, odds, undercard, start time, preview, expert picks
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The former unified lightweight champion is back in action on Saturday night
After being dominated twice by Devin Haney, former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos looks to get back into the win column on Saturday night when he faces Maxi Hughes. The fight is Kambosos' first step in his attempt to battle back toward the heights he reached with his 2021 win over Teofimo Lopez.
The win over Lopez secured Kambosos the WBO, WBA and IBF lightweight titles. By scoring the massive upset, Kambosos found himself in an unexpected position of power and was able to use that power to make any potential challengers travel to his home country of Australia to challenge for his titles.
The initial plan was for Kambosos to face former unified champ Vasiliy Lomachenko. That fell through when Lomachenko remained in Ukraine to aid in his country's defense against the Russian invasion. Haney then stepped in, putting his WBC title on the line in a bout to crown an undisputed champion.
