Liam Paro Vs. George Kambosos: The Australian Controversy at the November Talks

Liam Paro is reportedly in talks to defend his IBF light welterweight title against George Kambosos Jr. former United lightweight champion in November in Australia.

Kamboso Gets Another Chance

Kambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs) will be moving up from 135 for a world title shot against the unbeaten Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) in a fight that will generate huge excitement for Aussie fans. Paro-Kambosos was going to be a business fight and not a sports fight.

For non-Australian fans, it's a bad look for Paro to defend his IBF 140-lb title against the 31-year-old Kambosos, who is coming off an 11th-round loss to Vasily Lomachenko this year on May 12 in Perth, Australia. .

'The Emperor' Kambosos has lost three of his last four fights since his twelve-round split decision against IBF, WBA & WBO lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez on November 27, 2021, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

That was Kambosos' 15 minutes of fame, and his career quickly ended, but not before he cashed in on Teofimo's victory, putting millions into that fight with lucrative fights against Devin Haney x 2, Maxi Hughes and Lomachenko.

Now set to live with millions in the bank, Kambosos is still in demand, having been handed an undeserved world title against IBF 140-lb champion Liam Paro in November in a fight likely to be shown on PPV in Australia.

Kambosos' only win in the past three years was a controversial twelve-round majority decision victory over Maxi Hughes last year on July 22, 2023, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Many boxing fans felt that Hughes was robbed of a victory in that fight, because he knocked Kambosos out, schooling him from A to B for 12 rounds to one side.

Big Battles on the Horizon for Paro

Paro's promoter, Eddie Hearn, is eager to fight Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Shakur Stevenson. However, to match Kambosos Jr. it's the first thing on the plate, and it's a natural thing to do, even if it doesn't make sense in the world.

Paro, 28, dethroned IBF 140-lb champion Subriel Matias on June 15, beating him by a twelve-round unanimous decision in Manati, Puerto Rico. Matias made no adjustments to deal with the 'punch & hold' style that Paro used throughout the night.