Richardson Hitchins vs. George Kambosos fight prediction, undercard, odds, start time, preview, where to watch
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The IBF junior welterweight title is on the line on Saturday night in New York
One shocking upset victory can set up a fighter for the remainder of his career. George Kambosos Jr. has learned that lesson and is still enjoying the spoils of his shock 2021 upset of Teofimo Lopez to become unified lightweight champion with a Saturday bout against IBF junior welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins.
Kambosos (22-3, 10 KO) was a massive underdog against Lopez, but scored a knockdown and cruised to a clear victory (despite one judge scoring the fight for Lopez) to win the WBA, WBO and IBF titles at 135 pounds. Kambosos was able to parlay that victory into an attempt to become undisputed champion against Devin Haney in a 2022 two-fight series.
Haney dominated Kambosos in both fights, both in Kambosos' home country of Australia, but Kambosos had already earned his main event bona fides with the win over Lopez. That led to Kambosos fighting Vasiliy Lomachenko for the vacant IBF lightweight title against Vasiliy Lomacheko just two fights later, a fight in which Kambosos was again routed, this time being stopped in Round 11, again in Australia.
