George Kambosos Speaks Out on Vasiliy Lomachenko Loss
George Kambosos took to his X account to thank his supporters following the defeat to Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Gave it my all, by no means cherry picked all the time stepped to the most effective & hardest challengers. And Loma will go down as top-of-the-line in historical past. I’m secure I’m wholesome & I attempted my hardest to win for each second. Thanks to all of the followers that assist me by means of all of it, dared once more ❤️👏🏻
— George “Ferocious” Kambosos Jr (@georgekambosos) Might 12, 2024
“Gave it my all, by no means cherry picked all the time stepped to the most effective & hardest challengers. And Loma will go down as top-of-the-line in historical past. I’m secure I’m wholesome & I attempted my hardest to win for each second. Thanks to all of the followers that assist me by means of all of it, dared once more.”
Throughout the post-fight press convention, Lomachenko stated he was nicely ready going into the Kambosos battle.
“I anticipated a bit of bit extra, however the whole lot he did, we had been ready for, and I noticed it through the battle and I wanted to regulate through the battle, spherical by spherical. And I felt through the battle I can end him.
“[Winning by stoppage] was not a aim, however this was a world championship and we wanted to complete robust. That is what I did. … We ready very significantly for this battle, and like I stated earlier than, kinds make fights, that is what occurs. We’ve two completely different kinds. As we speak, my fashion was higher.”
It’s a tricky loss for Kambosos, who had been making an attempt to shake off the “one-hit surprise” label some followers and specialists have used on him. As for Lomachenko, the IBF light-weight title win doubtlessly units him up for one more huge battle at 135 kilos.