BOXING
Lomachenko vs Kambosos purse money: How much will they make and how will they split it?
One of boxing’s fan favorites Lomachenko is back in action this weekend as he takes on ‘Ferocious’ Kambosos Jr. in Perth, Australia.
36-year-old Vasyl Lomachenko is set to face the Australian George ‘Ferocious’ Kambosos Jr. at RAC Arena in Perth this weekend with the vacant IBF lightweight title on the line.
Lomachenko is poised to make his first appearance in the ring after suffering a controversial points defeat to Devin Haney in May last year.
Many believe the Ukrainian fighter should have won the bout against the American, but Haney kept his undisputed lightweight champion status after winning the fight by unanimous decision.
Lomachenko has had 20 fights as a professional, winning 17 and losing three. Out of his 20 victories, 11 were by KO. Only three men have been able to defeat Loma: Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Orlando Salido.
Saturday’s opponent George Kambosos (21-2-0, 10 KO) was bullied for being overweight as a child and this prompted the Australian to take up the sport at the age of 11 at school and ended up sparring with Manny Pacquiao and becoming the unified lightweight champion.
Kambosos Jr. has fought 23 times as a professional, winning 21 fights and losing two. Out of his 21 victories, 10 have been via KO.
RAC Arena fight purse
Boxing portal ‘NY Fights’ reports that the split share between Kambosos and Lomachenko stands around 60/40 with the Australian fighter set to land the the majority of the reported approximately $9 million purse with roughly $5 million destined for Kambosos and nearly $3.5 million for Lomachenko.
Lomachenko vs Kambosos Jr. card
Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos Jr, 12 rounds, lightweight – vacant IBF lightweight title
Andrew Moloney vs. Pedro Guevara, 12 rounds, junior bantamweight – vacant interim WBC junior bantamweight title
Nina Hughes vs. Cherneka Johnson, 10 rounds, bantamweight – Hughes’ WBA bantamweight title
Imam Khataev vs. Ricards Bolotniks, 10 rounds, light heavyweight
Faiga Opelu vs. Joe Goodall, 10 rounds, heavyweight
Lucas Browne vs. Hemi Ahio, 8 rounds, heavyweight