George Kambosos Jr, an Australian professional boxer, was born on June 14, 1993, and held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles between November 2021 and June 2022.
Kambosos was born to Greek-American parents in Sydney, New South Wales. Kambosos’ paternal grandparents immigrated to Australia from Sparta, and he has the legendary Spartan war cry “Never retreat, never surrender” tattooed on his torso as a tribute to his ancestors.
He started playing junior rugby league for the Gymea Gorillas at an early age and was ridiculed as a child for being overweight, so his father enrolled him in boxing courses at the age of 11 to help him get in shape.
Kambosos made his professional boxing debut in May 2013, at the age of 19, when he faced Filipino fighter Jayson Mac Gura and was victorious via a second-round technical knockout. In December 2016, he captured the WBA Oceania title by beating world number nine Brandon Ogilvie.
He then went on to face Qamil Balla in May 2017, whom he defeated by unanimous decision in a ten-round fight. Five months later, he knocked out Krai Setthaphon in the ninth round and won the WBA Oceania and IBF Pan Pacific titles in the lightweight division.
On 19 January 2019, Kambosos defeated Rey Perez at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner via unanimous decision in his second fight on US soil.
On 7 June in Athens, Kambosos returned to his native land of Greece and knocked out Venezuelan 11–2 (9 KOs) Richard Pena in round six in front of the packed-out Galatsi Olympic Hall. He called out former two-division world champion José Pedraza after his victory.
How Much Does George Kambosos Jr. Weigh?
George Kambosos has a weight of 135.36lb as a light weight boxer.
