George Kambosos Jr. is set to face Jake Wyllie in his comeback fight after original opponent, Daud Yordan, pulled out.
George Kambosos Jr.‘s comeback fight after losing to Vasyl Lomachenko has now become an all-Australian affair, as Jake Wyllie fills in at the top of the bill.
On the undercard, Nina Hughes and Cherneka Johnson will settle the score after the controversial error in their first fight, Skye Nicolson will take on former police officer Tiara Brown, and a heavyweight Olympian with devastating power returns.
Olympian with 100% KO rate set to be Australia’s next big heavyweight
Teremoana Teremoana was unlucky last year. He fought in the Paris 2024 Olympic games and was unfortunate to be matched with Bakhodir Jalolov, an extraordinary amateur who had already won gold once before, in the quarter-finals.
Teremoana gave a good account of himself, but lost to Jalolov and returned to Australia with no medal. Ahead of the Olympics, Teremoana was already 4-0 as a professional, but hadn’t fought in the pro game since 2022.
He returned in December last year under the Matchroom banner, and then again in January in a fight he won in just 57-seconds.
The Aussie is now 6-0, with all six of his wins coming by way of knockout. His next opponent is 12-5 James Singh, who also boasts an impressive knockout rate, with 11 of his wins being KO’s.
His fight will likely open the bill which is headlined by Kambosos, whose last win against Maxi Hughes outraged fans, and Wyllie, who was stopped by 0-2 Faavesi Isaako early in his career.
Teremoana likens himself to one of the greatest heavyweights of all time
Following his signing with Matchroom, Eddie Hearn joked with Teremoana:
“We’re steeped in heavyweight history – AJ, Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno, Herbie Hide – All fighters you’ve never heard of because I know you don’t even follow boxing, you just knock m———— out.”
Speaking on where he sees his career going, Teremoana said:
“Age is 26, the dream is to be undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. From what I’ve been told is that I’m a boxer-puncher, a little bit like Lennox Lewis.”
Teremoana returns on March 22nd. Topping the card, Kambosos will look to get his second win (and first with no controversy) in four years.