George Kambosos Jr and Maxi Hughes battled it out in the main event at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma on Saturday, July 22. The contest saw former unified and lineal lightweight champion of Australia up against British southpaw and IBO titleholder. The pair squared off in the IBF world title eliminator live stream on ESPN+.
In Australia, the event aired on Sunday, July 23 live on Main Event on Kayo.
The scheduled for 12 rounds bout went the full distance. In the end, judges Josef Mason and Gerald Ritter scored the fight 117-111 and 115-113 in favor of Kambosos, respectively, while judge David Sutherland had 114-114.
With the victory by majority decision, George Kambosos Jr improved to 21-2, 10 KOs. The 30-year-old former unified WBA, IBF and WBO champion of Sydney, NSW also rebounded from a pair of losses against reigning undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney.
UK’s 33-year-old Maxi Hughes of Rossington, Yorkshire dropped to 26-6-2, 5 KOs,. The defeat snapped his seven-win streak.
George Kambosos Jr vs Maxi Hughes highlights
A new chapter begins for @GeorgeKambosos ??#KambososHughes | LIVE on @ESPN pic.twitter.com/xAyuzqG5M8
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 23, 2023
El comienzo de un nuevo capítulo para @GeorgeKambosos ??#KambososHughes | EN VIVO x @ESPN pic.twitter.com/R9FlotuG2s
— Top Rank en Español (@trboxeo) July 23, 2023
IBF Lightweight title eliminator.
Here we go @ESPN ? pic.twitter.com/poyQwQEMfF
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 23, 2023
Maxi Hughes lands a big body shot in R3 ? pic.twitter.com/fUW4intTFR
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 23, 2023
A HUGE Round 5 for Maxi Hughes ?#KambososHughes | LIVE on @ESPN pic.twitter.com/710zViDrpc
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 23, 2023
“This was a hard challenge. Big credit to Maxi Hughes.”@GeorgeKambosos gives his immediate reaction. pic.twitter.com/5uyCQv3hr3
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 23, 2023
.@GeorgeKambosos & @BOXERMAXIHUGHES post-fight ? pic.twitter.com/ZEyrFWYLlG
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 23, 2023
Get Kambosos vs Hughes full fight card results.
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