George Kambosos Jr. Boxing Earnings: How Much Has The Lightweight Champ Earned Throughout His Career?

Published 06/03/2022, 6:00 AM EDT

George Kambosos Jr. is one of the best lightweight boxers in the world right now and the Australian currently holds the WBA, IBF, and WBO lightweight championships.

Kambosos was born on June 14, 1993 in Sydney, Australia, and has parents are of Greek descent. He took up boxing at the age of 11 training under Ricky Stuart. Moreover, before turning pro, he fought in 100 amateur fights, winning 85 of them.

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George Kambosos Jr’s boxing career

Kambosos made his professional boxing debut in May 2013 at the age of 19. He beat Filipino boxer Jayson Mac Gu, knocking him out in the second round. Furthermore, in December 2016, the ‘Ferocious’ won the WBA Oceania title by beating Brandon Ogilvie.

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Kambosos got his breakthrough in 2017 when Manny Pacquiao made him his sparring partner for his fight against Jeff Horn. After that, he remained Pacquiao’s primary sparring partner till 2018.

He made his debut in the United States in May 2018, knocking out Jose Forero. The lightweight fighter rose to fame after shocking the world by beating Teofimo Lopez and capturing the Mexican’s three world titles.

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Now, the undefeated Australian lightweight world champion is currently preparing to face off against the American WBC lightweight champion, Devin Haney. Nonetheless, this will be a title unification bout and the winner gets to be the undisputed lightweight champion holding all four belts. Currently, Kambosos boasts an undefeated professional record of 20-0 with 10 knockouts under his belt.

Kambosos Jr’s net worth

As of 2022, Kambosos has an estimated net worth of around $1.5 million. The majority of his earnings came from his recent bout with Teofimo Lopez, where the Australian boxer is said to have earned around $1.5 million.

Moreover, he has endorsements and sponsorship deals with ‘Manscaped’ and owns his own boxing promotion and management company named ‘Ferocious Promotions’, which have certainly added to his net worth.

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However, he will get a guaranteed purse of almost $10 million for his upcoming match with Devin Haney. It is estimated that the PPV would be spilt 70/30 between the fighters. So, with a 10 million guaranteed and also a 70% PPV share, he will walk out pocketing eight-figures.

Thus, being only 28 years old and just recently coming into the spotlight, it seems that the sky is the only limit for Kambosos.

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Sahil Sood is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication and has a keen interest in the sweet science of boxing. His journey in boxing began when he first saw highlights of Mike Tyson as a teenager and then followed the rise of Floyd Mayweather Sahil is an avid fan of Tyson Fury and Vasiliy Lomachenko and strongly believes that Lomachenko is pound for pound the best boxer in the world.

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George Kambosos Jr. Boxing Earnings: How Much Has The Lightweight Champ Earned Throughout His Career?

George Kambosos Jr’s boxing career

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Kambosos Jr’s net worth