Cambosos calls Hitchins after surviving a part-time player-hitchins cannot stop laughing
George Cambosos Jr, bleeding and without breath, barely scraped next to the replacement at the last minute, who had a concert ticket six days ago, took the microphone and decided to shout at the void: “Hitchins, let’s go!”
Somewhere in Brooklyn Richardson Hitchins probably fell off the chair.
Because after the night in which Cambosos Jr barely escaped from Jake “There was no training” Wyllie, now he screams up to one of the most critical 140 pounds on the planet, as if he was smoking Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez and Barboza the same night.
Experience the first, shout second
Let’s explain – it was not the dominance. It was nothing elite. It was a champ from two divisions lower delayed, cut, pressed back by the Australian at the national level, who got the phone at the weekend, still holding the episode in the arena.
Wyllie moved from eating Nachos in the stands to almost annoying the main event in less than a week. And Cambosos? He looked like he could barely have enough gas in the tank to explain what had just happened, not to mention explaining why he deserves another shot in the title of world champion.
Still, George gave us Soundbite of the Night:
“Sh **-chin will not fight anywhere as tough as he [Jake Wyllie]. Hitchins, let’s go! “
Yes, he really said that. Holding in the blood.
Buddy, Hitchins would land 300 strokes in five rounds and make you swing in the air until your arms fall. This is not 2021 anymore and you are not a guy who shocked Teofimo. You are a guy who just went to life and death with a guy who received gloves on Tuesday.
Hitchins entered the chat
There is no official answer from Hitchins yet – probably because he is too busy observing a replay of the fight and laughter. He doesn’t have to say much. Film material does it for him. It will pour circles around the best rivals. Cambosos? He just survived nine rounds with someone who has not paired since December.
The worst night of Hitchins has recently been cleaner than George’s best. Now George wants him to be on his fingers?
As for the fingers with what? A miracle that admits that he “beautifully” boxed only for five rounds, and then spent the rest, holding his face together?
Eddie Hearna’s greatest work so far
Leave it Eddie Hearn to pretend it was part of a great plan:
“If this cut is healed, we have a date at the end of June … George Cambosos Jr to fight for the world championship in America.”
He says it is as if George has hardly hit his own yard. Eddie’s task is to sell the next fight. That’s all clear. But are you trying to put this mess as a rush? This is the optimism of the industrial class.
The only thing George proved on Saturday was that he could still survive ten rounds without falling. Hardly.
And the entire sales amount “Table to the fingers”? Hitchins made his career without standing in place and laughing at the fighters who are trying to get him in a fight. So the plan here is … what? Are you at 12 rounds and then call the trilogy?
Wyllie – a real star
Here’s the truth: Jake Wyllie left Qudos Bank Arena with greater credibility than George. Fans know it. Matchroom knows about it. Wyllie did not win, but he got a contract. Because, unlike George, he looked like he gave more than he had.
He posted six days in his life performance. Cambosos turned eight years of noise into a bloody, awkward mess that looked like a return wrong.
“There was never doubt,” they said.
Dazzling. Because the cards said so. But if Wyllie had another week to prepare, there is a real chance that we will have a completely different conversation.
Cambosos 2.0? Have you just finished?
What is George now? Guard? Brand name? Or maybe the illusion was ex champ still attaching Teofimo to that night, as if it were 2021 forever?
Because this version of Cambosos does not overcome Hitchins. He doesn’t even touch him. And the fact that he calls for this fight This The performance shows one thing: there is either a bluff or desperate.
Blood, cutting, fighting-all this led to a speech after a fight that sound like fantastic fiction of fans.
“Let him fight me to my fingers. End of June? Bring it.”
If Hitchins agrees in June, it’s because he wants a sparring session on the live stage.
And let’s be truthful – even then George can play more than it can chew.
David Benavidez looks to become a three-belt cruiserweight world champion in December, but whilst many fans hope to see him face Jai Opetaia in the fight that follows, there is another world champion whom ‘The Mexican Monster’ could potentially meet in 2027.
An official announcement is expected imminently for a December 5 showdown between Benavidez and WBC cruiserweight champion Michael Cieslak – with Opetaia mandated to take on the victor of that contest.
Meanwhile, another Benavidez target, Dmitry Bivol, is poised to take on Callum Smith on December 12 and then partake in a rubber match with Artur Beterbiev in Russia in 2027.
However, speaking with Inside The RingBenavidez revealed that Beterbiev has reached out to his team for a shot at cruiserweight honours, before confirming that he will give the 41-year-old Canadian-Russian exactly ‘what he wants’.
“Beterbiev has definitely reached out to our team and he has been actively trying to make that fight. So, we are going to give him exactly what he wants.
“I respect Beterbiev, he is like 45 years old so the fact that he is calling me out is why I have a lot of respect for him!
“That is a great fight for the public.”
Beterbiev hasn’t fought since he came up short in his undisputed light heavyweight title rematch with Bivol in February 2025, and could now look to move up to 200lbs in a bid to get active once again.
As for Opetaia, his mandatory position could be negated if his lawsuit against the IBF is successful and he is reinstated as their world champion, or if the winner of Benavidez-Cieslak decides to vacate the WBC world title during the aftermath.
However, should the Aussie be reinstated as a three-time IBF cruiserweight world champion, Benavidez would presumably still pursue the fight in a bid to fulfil his dream of becoming undisputed at cruiserweight.
Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson are reportedly in negotiations ahead of a potential showdown in November, and newly-crowned WBA lightweight champion Floyd Schofield, who has sparred both men, has cast his verdict on how the fight may play out.
Last week, WBO welterweight world champion Haney and WBO super-lightweight titleholder Stevenson publicly agreed to a 145lb catchweight affair after weeks of back and forth on social media.
It is understood that, should it happen, Haney’s world title would be up for grabs and that no rehydration clause would be included in the fight contract – something which Stevenson had been keen for when they were last in talks for a clash.
Speaking with Sean ZittelSchofield – who defeated Lucas Bahdi to get his hands on the WBA 135lb world title on Saturday – admitted that he is favouring Haney to come out on top.
“We would have to wait and see on fight night. I think that there is different things that both of them do good, I feel like it would just be a real technical fight.
“I think that I would favour Devin because, even though he is not a crazy power-puncher, we have seen how he was able to put Brian Norman Jr. on the floor – that is something we haven’t seen before.
“The reach, the size, the boxing skill [makes me favour Devin].”
It is believed that the target fight date for Haney-Stevenson is Saturday, November 28in Atlanta, for what could be one of the biggest boxing events of the 2026 calendar.
Jai Opetaia’s proposed fight with Deontay Wilder looks like a mismatch between a prime cruiserweight and a 40-year-old former champion with four defeats in his last seven fights. Dana White wants to sell Wilder’s punching power, but selling his ability to survive Opetaia’s speed and combination punching is another story entirely.
White says that Opetaia looks set for the Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua undercard on December 11 in Cardiff, naming Wilder as an active target. The bout remains unconfirmed.
“Jai Opetaia is more than likely going to be on the undercard. [Wilder] is one that we’ve been talking about and working on,” White said to Sky Sports. “The guy’s willing to fight anybody.”
White labeled the pairing “a very dangerous fight for him considering where he sits in his division right now.”
That view leans heavily on Wilder’s signature right hand while glossing over his recent slide. Now 40, Wilder has dropped four of his last seven outings. His stature rests on past triumphs, whereas this assignment requires coping with Opetaia’s modern rhythm, quick feet, and fluid combinations.
Raw power guarantees Wilder a puncher’s chance, yet that alone will not keep him in the contest. He must locate openings, release his shots under fire, and withstand incoming heat. Against Opetaia, every phase of that task presents real trouble.
Opetaia creates angles rather than standing stationary to absorb incoming fire. If Wilder hesitates, the Australian will bank rounds, land heavy volume, and leave the audience waiting on a counter that never lands.
The commercial upside for Opetaia makes complete sense. Wilder brings global brand value, so defeating him on a massive stadium platform elevates the Australian’s profile while placing a former heavyweight titleholder on his ledger.
Still, any victory carries context. Overcoming a faded veteran provides little indication of how Opetaia might handle the heavyweight division’s elite.
Promoters can market the sudden threat of one clean shot, but every boxing fundamental tilts toward Opetaia.
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