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George Kambosos Jr questions Teofimo Lopez’s chin

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Lightweight contender George ‘Ferocious’ Kambosos Jr 19-0 (10) has promised to test the whiskers of unified 135-pound champion Teofimo ‘The Takeover’ Lopez 16-0 (12) when they meet in Miami, Florida on June 5.

The 27-year-old Australian became the IBF mandatory contender with a 12-round split decision win over former IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby in London last October.

Earlier in the same month Lopez, 23, outpointed pound-for-pound level fighter Vasiliy Lomachenko 14-2 (10) in Las Vegas to add the WBA and WBO belts to his IBF crown.

Lopez’s father and trainer Teofimo Lopez Sr recently told FightHype that he expected his son to have Kambosos out of there within three rounds.

But despite being relatively unknown on the world stage, the uber-confident Kambosos said it should be Lopez who is worried about his power.

“My skills and my defence are very underrated,” Kambosos told Pro Boxing Fans.

“Lopez is going to find out the hard way, they think they’re coming up against one style but I’ve got many styles I adapt. I’m a true champion, I adapt.

“I can’t wait for this fight, I see many holes in this kid’s game and we know what we’ve got to do.

“I’m coming up with a fantastic game plan with my team. I’ve been putting in work, I’m hitting harder than ever, I’m faster than ever and [I’m going to get the] victory by any means.

“I know this kid’s got a suspect chin. If I can crack him with one shot, the speed and power that I possess and the explosive shots that I pop off, don’t be surprised if he goes down in three [rounds].

“They’ve been saying three [rounds], sometimes things go the other way.

“But I’m fully prepared for whatever way this fight goes, we’ve seen in many of my fights that I love the 12 rounds.”

Victory will see Kambosos join a long list of Australian world champions in the lighter weight classes, including Jimmy Carruthers, Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon and Jeff Fenech.

“We’ve had some great champions in our past,” the Sydneysider said.

“But I go down as the greatest ever when I win this fight, but my vision is just becoming the undisputed champion.

“Whatever else comes with it, the greatest in Australia, the pound-for-pound number one lightweight after this in the world.

“That’s all to come, I’m just focused on one job that’s me and Lopez in that ring.

“I’ve been an underdog my whole career. I love it, I thrive off it.

“I’ve been an underdog many times and I’ve prevailed and I’ve come through, so if he thinks this is a speed bump well guess what, all his tires just got popped, he’s got no tires to move forward on.

“This could be the worst speed bump of your life.”