THE CONTENDER
AN INTENSITY radiates from George Kambosos Jnr. It never seems to wane. Day or night, he can be found toiling away in his own purpose-built gym in Sydney, Australia, the light ricocheting off freshly painted jet black brickwork. These walls act as a constant reminder to Kambosos of the journey he’s taken to becoming the world’s number one lightweight, back to when he was training before sunrise for paltry purses and lifeless fanfare. Back before he’d stood under the lights of Madison Square Garden and heard his name read out to gasps of astonishment and disbelief.
“I still have that contender mentality,” he tells . “I’ve still got it. Yes, I’ve got the status of being a world champion. But my mindset doesn’t feel any different. I still have that contender mentality of ‘I’m only fighting for minimal money and I’m still chasing
