George Kambosos says Teofimo Lopez was irresponsible

Unbeaten light-weight contender George Kambosos Jr. believes Teofimo Lopez is feeling the stress for his or her necessary combat.

On August 14, Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs), a Brooklyn native, and Australia’s Kambosos (19-0, 10 KOs) will headline a Triller Battle Membership pay-per-view present from an undetermined location.

Nevertheless, the combat has been postponed twice. They have been initially set to fulfill June 5 in a Triller Battle Membership most important occasion at LoanDepot Park, in Miami, the house of the Miami Marlins. Nevertheless, Floyd Mayweather introduced his exhibition with Logan Paul for the next day, which led bout organizers to push the combat again to June 19. Then 4 days earlier than they have been anticipated to combat, the 23-year-old Lopez examined constructive for COVID-10, forcing yet one more postponement.

Kambosos referred to as Lopez irresponsible in a press release posted on social media.

“Your actions and choices have affected not solely our combat however everybody concerned on this combat. Pure irresponsibility in your facet. Our time will come and I promise you and the world that I’m going to take you out worse than ever for every part,” he wrote.

Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr.

Lopez, who will make roughly $3.9 million, will defend the IBF, WBA and WBO titles, in addition to The Ring Journal championship in opposition to Kambosos, The Ring’s No. 8-ranked light-weight and necessary challenger for the IBF title.

The 28-year-old Kambosos instructed Sirius XM’s Randy Gordon and Gerry Cooney that he has a big psychological benefit over Lopez coming into the combat.

“I’m positive you already noticed that press convention,” Kambosos mentioned. “I’m telling you now; I’m already in his head. I’ve been dwelling in his head rent-free, so if anybody’s gonna intimidate, I’ve already intimidated [him]. I’ve already been in his head. So, no matter he needs to do, he is not going to break me. I’m a Spartan warrior. I’m unbreakable. You recognize, no matter he needs to strive, if he needs to face there for 5 hours straight and stare in my eyes, I can’t break. And he is aware of that already.”

Kambosos is coming off a pair of break up choice victories, together with one over former titlist Lee Selby (28-3, 9 KOs) of their 12-round IBF eliminator October 31 at Wembley Area in London to earn a compulsory berth to Lopez’s titles. Two weeks prior, Lopez upset Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) by unanimous choice to win three main titles.

“This is a chance of a lifetime,” Kambosos mentioned. “I’ve been chasing this for a very long time, and I’m very excited to shock the world and present [what] I’m about.”