We have a new contender – and probably a clear winner – for the 2021 boxing upset of the year.
Australia’s George Kambosos Jr stunned both the boxing world and opponent Teofimo Lopez on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden to become the unified world lightweight champion.
The 28-year-old won 115-111 113-114 115-112 on the judges’ cards to claim the WBA, WBO, and IBF belts.
American Lopez was the man who beat the man when he dethroned Ukrainian great Vasiliy Lomachenko to add the WBA (Super) and WBO titles to his IBF belt 13 months ago in Las Vegas.
Facing the undefeated Kambosos Jr was supposed to be a routine defence for Lopez, who was already eyeing up future opponents in and around his weight division.
But Kambosos Jr put up the fight of his life, and these two promoters realised they had witnessed something special…