On the morning of November 28, the champion was in hand 3 WBA Super, IBF and WBO Ceofimo Lopez belts stepped onto the floor with his first championship defense against the Australian opponent, Geogre Kambosos Jr.
Entering the match, Beofimo Lopez actively accelerated the match speed, constantly dominating with powerful JAB attacks. However, suddenly happened in the last seconds of the opening half, the Australian boxer Geogre Kambosos Jr had an excellent counterattack to beat Lopez on the floor. This is the second time Lopez has been defeated by opponent Knockdown in his professional boxing career.
The match took place in 12 fascinating rounds, both fighters had tat and intense anti -tat situations, competition in a fairly fair to bring eye -catching moments to the viewers.
At the end of the match, the referee announced the victory of Kambosos with a score of non-consensus 115-111, 114-113, 115-112. Thus with this victory, George Kambosos Jr had 4 WBA, WBO, IBF and The Ring championship belts and raised the achievement to 20 wins.
After the match ended, the doctors checked Lopez's condition to see the seriousness of the match affecting the health of this fist. Dr. on Ear Nose Linda Dahl interviewed with ESPN that Lopez could almost lose his life when playing with Kambosos.
“He almost died. The way he breathed I could not even explain. Like he was tied to a weight of a 300 pound around his chest, neck and chest as if he was clamped tightly. Linda Dahl said.
Beofimo Lopez suffered from asthma from 6, last June Lopez also suffered from Covid-19 quite a great influence on health and competition.
The CT scan showed that Lopez was swollen before entering the match against Kambosos. Although his father, Teofimo Sr, advised him to go to the hospital, Lopez feared the match would be canceled and he ignored it and then walked to the stage.
“If he was hit hard on his neck or chest, he would probably have pneumothorax. He would not be able to breathe and if he could not place the breathing tube, he would probably lose his life.” Linda Dahl added.