On June 5, George Kambosos Jr. will step inside the boxing ring against the face of the lightweight division, Teofimo Lopez. The pair are all set to collide with each other for an exemplary lightweight title unification fight. Both fighters will look to put on clinical performances at the Triller event.
Ahead of the fight, the mental warfare between Kambosos Jr. and Lopez has already begun. But for now, it’s only the Australian pugilist who’s painting shots at the unified lightweight king. In a fresh conversation with Fighthype, he said, “As I said, I’m coming to take this kid’s head off.”
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“It’s a real fight. I triggered him really fast. It’s mental warfare, and I’m the best when it comes to that. Not only am I an elite fighter, but mentally, I destroy guys.”
Kambosos Jr. continued, “Like I said, this is war, he’s got what I want. He’s got all the belts. I’m coming to take everything off him. Lopez better hope it’s over in three rounds, because that’s all they go.” (h/t Boxing News 24)
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‘Ferocious’, with a sublime track record of 19-0, definitely looks strong on paper against Teofimo Lopez. Until now, Kambosos Jr. has proven his mettle in every fight he’s taken and will look to do the same against Lopez in June.
The 27-year-old is extremely eager to defeat Lopez in the mental game ahead of the actual fight. For that, he will continue taking digs at the champ until they actually take up the ring space on June 5.
George Kambosos Jr. isn’t scared of Teofimo Lopez
In his above interview, ‘Ferocious’ asserted that he isn’t scared of ‘The Takeover’ like the latter’s previous opponents. He said, “Everyone has been scared of him. F*** him, I ain’t scared of him.”
Kambosos Jr. feels he is in Lopez’s head already, and this is what will help him tackle his adversary.
Citing all his comments, it seems the New South Wales native is in the most ideal mindset for this clash. If he claims a win in this bout, he’ll cement himself as the face of the 135-pound division. What do you draw off Kambosos Jr.’s remarks on Lopez? Do you envision him claiming a win against ‘The Takeover’?
