Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Australia’s George Kambosos has repeated his prediction he will retire Ukrainian boxing legend Vasiliy Lomachenko before a theatrical face-off at Thursday’s press conference ahead of Sunday’s IBF world lightweight title bout at RAC Arena.
Kambosos, 30, and 36-year-old Lomachenko, regarded as the greatest amateur of all time and a three-division world professional champion, had to be separated after a post-conference stare down that lasted for more than three minutes.
Australian heavyweight Lucas Browne could not divide the pair, before Lomachenko’s manager Egis Klimis and Kambosos father Jim intervened.
“When I beat Lomachenko, there’ll be no more road for him to go. This is retirement for him.,” Kambosos said, predicting a stoppage in the 12 x three-minute bout on Sunday morning that will be beamed live back to the US.
“The way I’m sparring, the way I’m firing on every engine. The speed that I have – he’s never seen this kind of speed and explosive power.
“The will, the heart I have, the desire to win this fight. I want this bad. I’ve prepared extremely hard for this fight. I’ve left no stone unturned. Sunday, you will see.”
Lomanchenko was not making any bold predictions about Kambosos.
“I hear this not for the first time. I am not surprised. We will see what happens on Sunday. See you in the ring,” he said.
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