Kambosos Jr. to headline Australia March card: Hearn Eyes fights top 15 for former champion

Eddie Hearn says George Kambosos Jr. will headline a show in Australia in March. He doesn’t say who the former unified lightweight champion will fight, but claims he will be a top 15 contender in his debut at 140.

‘The Emperor’ Kambosos is going through a rough patch in his career at the moment, losing three of his last four fights, and is seen as a textbook example of a one-punch wonder.

George pulled off a miraculous upset against Teófimo López in 2021 and made millions from that brief success. However, it has been all downhill for Kambosos since then, losing twice to Devin Haney and being knocked out by Vasily Lomachenko. It’s a flash in the pan.

The “lazy” Hitchins in the crosshairs of Kambosos

Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs) says he will challenge Richardson Hitchins for his IBF light welterweight title in the summer. Referring to the undefeated New Yorker as a “ass,Kambosos is confident he will defeat him to become world champion in two divisions.

Hitchins ruined Hearn’s plans for a big Australian clash by defeating IBF 140lb champion Liam Paro by 12-round unanimous decision last month on December 7. Hearn was hoping to face Kambosos and Paro in a big Australian batch in 2025, as that fight would have been a big seller in the Australian market.

March madness is coming 🔜 @EddieHearn? 👀 pic.twitter.com/UJNAT3ot0s

– DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) January 8, 2025

Big Business #140 coming soon 👀🤝⏳ @EddieHearn @MatchroomBoxeo @DAZNBoking pic.twitter.com/BLZLsXmHXd

— George “Feroz” Kambosos Jr (@georgekambosos) January 8, 2025

Fight news 🔜🇦🇺 @georgekambosos pic.twitter.com/6T6X9h0O0H

— Boxing in the match room (@MatchroomBoxing) January 9, 2025