Ready To Return, Ryan Garcia Challenges New Lightweight Champion George Kambosos Jr

Ryan Garcia (Instagram @kingryan)

JAKARTA - Young boxer Ryan Garcia through social media Twitter, challenged George Kambosos Jr who became the lightweight world champion (61.2 kg) WBA Super, IBF, WBO after defeating Teofimo Lopez, last weekend.

Garcia expressed his desire to be able to face Kambosos in the next match. "My comeback fight is against Kambosos", Garcia said in a Twitter account that got thousands of likes from his followers.

My return fight I’ll fight Kambosos 🥊👀

— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) November 28, 2021

On this occasion, Garcia also criticized Lopez who called it a lack of sportsmanship for not admitting defeat.

Garcia is a 23-year-old boxer who is considered to be a new star in the world of fist fighting. Since his professional debut on 9 June 2016, he is unbeaten in 21 matches and 18 of those have come by knockout.

Currently, he is recovering after suffering a hand injury that made him cancel his duel with Joseph Diaz earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Kambosos became the world champion after surprisingly winning points from Teofimo Lopez, who was a previously unbeaten boxer.

In the match at Hulu Theater Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States, Saturday, November 27 evening or Sunday afternoon WIB, the 28-year-old boxer from Sydney won 115-11, 115-113, and 113-114.

In addition to being world champion, this victory also extended Kambosos' unbeaten record in 20 matches.