Kambosos Jnr vs Romero

When is Kambosos Jnr vs Romero?

George Kambosos could potentially square off against Rolando Romero in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kambosos Jnr vs Romero stats

George Kambosos would step into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rolando Romero would make his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Romero would have a massive power advantage over Kambosos Jnr, boosting at 87% knock out percentage over Kambosos Jnr's 50%.

George Kambosos is the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Kambosos Jnr has a height advantage of 1 inch over Romero. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both George Kambosos & Rolando Romero fight out of an orthodox stance.

Kambosos Jnr is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 88 more professional rounds, 154 to Romero's 66.

George Kambosos goes into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, 7 by the IBF and 7 by the RING at lightweight.

Kambosos Jnr vs Romero form

George Kambosos has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Devin Haney on 16th October 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.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on 5th June 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Teofimo Lopez on 27th November 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.

Before that, he had beat Lee Selby on 31st October 2020 by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Mickey Bey on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Romero has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Ismael Barroso on 13th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on 28th May 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beat Anthony Yigit on 17th July 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Avery Sparrow on 23rd January 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had won against Jackson Marinez on 15th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rolando Romero has been fighting more than George Kambosos.

George Kambosos last fought 7 months and 24 days ago, while Rolando Romero's last outing was 27 days ago.

Kambosos Jnr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Romero's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

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