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George Kambosos Jr. has hung around the sport of boxing for a while. Despite him having an unbeaten record, it has taken him a while (19 bouts) to earn a title shot. That said, the Australian pugilist is one of the finest technicians of the modern era, and also, he’s an elite lightweight star.

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Kambosos Jr. gives a rugged outing to any and every opponent he faces. But for that, he has to give it his all in his workouts and sparring sessions.

Did you know Kambosos Jr. was a sparring partner for legend Manny Pacquiao?

A few months back, ‘Ferocious’ opened up on this juncture and revealed how he became ‘Pac Man’s favorite sparring partner. In his first meet with Pacquiao, Kambosos Jr. gave his best shot to keep the Senator on his toes. That said, the young gun impressed Pacquiao, who asked his team to loop in the New South Wales native for his future camps.

Kambosos Jr. worked with Pacquiao for a while, and the two share a great relationship. However, the former isn’t working with ‘Pac Man’ anymore after the latter recently retired.

Where does George Kambosos Jr. train?

For the past few years, ‘Ferocious’ has worked tremendously hard on his skills alongside Javiel Centeno.

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The Australian boxer trains at Centeno’s Sweatbox Boxing Gym. Under Centeno, Kambosos Jr.’s fight style has improved well, and he’s more of an oppressive boxer now.

George Kambosos Jr. – A look at his sparring partners

The undefeated fighting star always surrounds himself with the best of sparring partners who help him do well in the pro-boxing space.

That said, Kambosos Jr.’s sparring partners are Arnold Gonzalez, Adrian Sosa, Lenny Zappavigna, and more.

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George Kambosos Jr. is just in the ideal state of his career and he is elevating his stint in the best possible way. However, he still has a lot to achieve.

With the hunger ‘Ferocious’ has, it’s safe to say he will achieve everything he is supposed to. His lessons with Manny Pacquiao will come in handy in helping him with this goal.

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It will be interesting to see how Kambosos Jr. applies those learnings to eventually become great in the sport.

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