Vasiliy Lomachenko and George Kambosos Jr square off live from RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on Saturday, May 11 (ET). Continuing the fight week, the athletes host a public workout and show off their skills to fans and media.
Ukraine’s future hall of famer Vasiliy Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KOs) is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-weight world champion as a pro. George Kambosos Jr (21-2, 10 KOs) of Australia is a former unified WBA, WBO and IBF lightweight champion. The pair battles it out for the vacant IBF 135-pound title. Kambosos also puts his IBO belt on the line.
Also on the card, British Nina Hughes (6-0, 2 KOs) defends her WBA bantamweight title against Australia-based former world champion Cherneka Johnson (15-2, 6 KOs) of New Zealand. Plus, Andrew Moloney (26-3, 16 KOs) of Australia faces fellow former world champion Pedro Guevara (41-4-1, 22 KOs) of Mexico for the interim WBC junior bantamweight strap.
The Public Workout follows the final pre-fight press conference. The start time is scheduled for Friday, May 11 at midnight ET in the U.S., 5 am BST in the UK and 2 pm AEST in Australia.
The local date of the Lomachenko vs Kambosos bout in Australia is Sunday, May 12.