The undefeated Buenos Aires Gustavo Lemos I will look for this Saturday in the moon park come closer to the possibility of disputing a world title. From midnight and broadcast by TyC Sports, he will face 12 laps against the Welshman Lee Selby, former featherweight champion, in an eliminator for the International Federation lightweight championship which is held by the Australian George Kambosos, also owner of the other three versions of that crown (Council, Organization and Association).
Lemos is ranked third, Selby fourth in the Federation’s lightweight ranking and the winner will become the mandatory challenger of Kambosos, who had scheduled a defense against the Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko that was suspended due to Lomachenko’s participation in the defense of his country against the Russian invasion. Due to his status as unified champion, the Australian must also consider the interests of the other three entities in which he reigns, so the winner will acquire the right to the chance, but it is not certain that he will be able to exercise it immediately.
26 years old and with an intact record of 27 consecutive wins (17 before the limit), Lemos has never faced a rival with Selby’s journey and experience so it will be necessary to see how it responds to the demand. His power and energy were enough to make a difference at the local level and beat second and third level foreign testers. But the Welshman is someone else.
With a record of 28 wins (9 knocked out) and three losses, Selby was the IBF featherweight champion from 2015 to 2018. and will reappear after losing to Kambosos himself in his last fight in October 2020. It is possible that the long inactivity will work against him. But Selby has a trade in big fights that is unknown to Lemos. We will have to see how the Argentine reacts when the lights of the Luna Park ring go out and he has to face the most important fight of his career.