Who won Lomachenko vs Kambosos Jr?
Vasyl Lomachenko beat George Kambosos by technical knockout in the 11th round on Sunday, May 12th, 2024, at RAC Arena, Perth.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
This contest was for the IBF lightweight championship of the world.
Also on the undercard Andrew Moloney lost to Pedro Guevara for the WBC Interim World Super Flyweight championship, and Nina Hughes was overcome by Cherneka Johnson.
Lomachenko vs Kambosos Jr stats
Back in May 2024, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.
George Kambosos made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.
Vasyl Lomachenko was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.
Kambosos Jnr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lomachenko. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Vasyl Lomachenko fought out of the southpaw stance, while George Kambosos was an orthodox fighter.
Lomachenko's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kambosos Jnr's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 months later than Kambosos Jnr, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Kambosos Jnr's 177.
Vasyl Lomachenko went into the fight ranked number 3 by the IBF at lightweight.
George Kambosos was ranked number 2 by the IBF in the 135lb division.
Lomachenko vs Kambosos Jr form
Lomachenko had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Devin Haney on May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Jamaine Ortiz on October 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Richard Commey on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had won against Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.
He had been beaten by Teofimo Lopez on October 17, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
George Kambosos had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Maxi Hughes on July 22, 2023, by majority decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at FireLake Arena, Shawnee, United States.
Prior to 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.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, he had beaten Teofimo Lopez on November 27, 2021, by split decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight and IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.
He had defeated Lee Selby on October 31, 2020, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, George Kambosos had been fighting more than Vasyl Lomachenko.
Going into this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 11 months and 22 days ago, while George Kambosos' last outing had been 9 months and 20 days ago.
Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.
Kambosos Jnr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.
What time did Lomachenko vs Kambosos Jr start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at RAC Arena, Perth, Australia, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Lomachenko vs Kambosos Jr?
The ESPN show began at 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 3:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Kambosos Jr?
Vasyl Lomachenko was a 1/8 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while George Kambosos made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.
Loma clearly outlasted Haney in his last bout, so should already have all the belts at 135, and who knows might have done, but now thanks to notoriously bad judges in boxing, he’s going to have to win them back one by one, no small task, other than this one.