On November 27, 2021, the 24-year-old WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight world champion, Teófimo López (16-0, 12 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Australian boxer George Kambosos Jr. (19-0, 10 KOs), in a title defense fight.
López came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 10 days. Kambosos Jr. was on a 19-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 27 days.
George Kambosos Jr. defeated Teófimo López via split decision and wins the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Kambosos Jr. improves his record to 20-0, while López adds a loss to his record at 16-1.