Hitchins vs Kambosos Jr

Who won Hitchins vs Kambosos Jr?

Richardson Hitchins beat George Kambosos by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, June 14th, 2025, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

Hitchins was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Junior Welterweight Championship. He won this belt against Liam Paro in December 2024. He had held this belt for 6 months and 27 days.

Also on the undercard Andy Cruz was victorious over Hironori Mishiro for the IBF World Lightweight championship, and Teremoana Jnr beat Aleem Whitfield.

Hitchins vs Kambosos Jr stats

Richardson Hitchins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

George Kambosos made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Richardson Hitchins was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Hitchins had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kambosos Jnr. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Richardson Hitchins and George Kambosos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hitchins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 11 months later than Kambosos Jnr, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Kambosos Jnr's 197.

George Kambosos was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Hitchins vs Kambosos Jr form

Hitchins remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Liam Paro on December 7, 2024, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gustavo Lemos on April 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Zepeda on September 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Before that, he had beaten John Bauza on February 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had defeated Yomar Alamo on November 12, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland.

George Kambosos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jake Wyllie on March 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Vasyl Lomachenko on May 12, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth.

Going into that contest, he had won against Maxi Hughes on July 22, 2023, by majority decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at FireLake Arena, Shawnee, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Devin Haney on October 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

He had been beaten by Devin Haney on June 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their The Ring Lightweight, WBA World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Richardson Hitchins had been fighting more than George Kambosos.

Going into this contest, Richardson Hitchins had last fought 6 months and 7 days ago, while George Kambosos' last outing had been 2 months and 23 days ago.

Hitchins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Kambosos Jnr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 59 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hitchins vs Kambosos Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hitchins vs Kambosos Jr?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Hitchins vs Kambosos Jr?

Richardson Hitchins was a 1/9 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while George Kambosos made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+670) with oddsmakers.