NEW YORK — This is what winning looks like, battered, bloodied and with a smile that stretched from ear to ear. George Kambosos, the 28-year old Australian, resembled a man just pulled from a car wreck after going 12 grueling rounds with Teófimo López on Saturday. But standing in the middle of the ring, four lightweight titles strapped to his midsection, Kambosos couldn’t have felt any better.
It has been a year of upsets in boxing, from Mauricio Lara’s win over Josh Warrington, Gabriel Rosado’s knockout of Bektemir Melikuziev and Sandor Martin’s win over Mikey Garcia, but this might top them all.