GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR defeated Teofimo Lopez during their lightweight world fight, but only by a split decision.
The Australian star was crowned the WBA, WBO and IBF Ring champion by judges scoring 115-111 and 113-114.
George Kambosos Jr defeated Teofimo Lopez in New York and became the unified lightweight champion
In his first ever world title fight, Lopez was beaten by the 28-year old Lopez in round one, and Lopez was defeated in round ten.
The Sydney native won the fight as he kept his opponent, a 24-year-old man, at bay with his jab.
It was shocking to many when it was revealed that the winner of the dust-up would need to be decided by a third judge.
Judge Don Trella scored Lopez the fight by one round. Glenn Feldman and Frank Lombardi had Kambosos Jr. four and three rounds ahead, respectively.
Even more puzzling is the fact that Trella scored Kambosos Jr's first round at 10-9, despite Lopez sending him crashing to the ground.
Feldman had also 10-9 for the challenger in round 1. The pair believed that Lopez was not outclassed within the first three minutes.
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All three judges concurred that Kambosos Jr. won the first half. Lopez was able to win the second half as Lopez became tired.
The surprise of all boxing fans, Lopez claimed that he should have been declared the winner.
LOPEZ SHOCK COMMENTS
He claimed that he had won rounds 10-2, but insisted that he wasn't a "sore loser".
Lopez stated that Lopez is a "horrible fighter", but that he won tonight. Everyone knows this.
"The referee raised his hand. I won tonight, no matter what anyone says. I would like to thank everyone who came out tonight. I am not a loser. I take my wins as seriously as I take my losses.
"At the end, I'm a true champ, I did what was necessary, and I went out and did my best.
"I don’t care what anyone says, I am just as real as them all, and this is The Takeover Man, we don’t stop, but we keep going."
Before you add: "At night's end, I scored it 11-2-10-2."
