- Michael Katsidis has accused Jim Kambosos of threatening him
- Kambosos is the father of boxing champion George Kambosos
An Aussie boxing feud has erupted in stunning fashion, with former interim world champion Michael Katsidis accusing Jim Kambosos – father of boxer George – of threatening to have him ‘clipped’.
The drama began after George Kambosos’s win over Jake Wyllie on Saturday night, when Katsidis took to social media to post, ‘After that fight, I’m coming out of retirement,’ in a damning criticism of the quality of the bout.
On Sunday, the retired boxer publicly shared the messages Jim Kambosos allegedly sent to him after the post went up.
‘Your [sic] a washed up bum so pull your head in before I arranged [sic] to get you clipped,’ Jim Kambosos allegedly wrote.
‘Yuh (sic) have some nerve you turncoat f**k.’
Kambosos added, ‘Always been a f***ing loser and you now playing your loser story you f***ing tosser.
Ex-Aussie boxer Michael Katsidis (pictured) has accused Jim Kambosos of threatening to have him ‘clipped’
Jim Kambosos (pictured right) is the father of former world champ George Kambosos
‘I’m going to now make this personal between you and me after vour week [sic] message to George.
‘Expect the unexpected bitch’.
Katsidis replied to Kambosos’ remarks in another comment.
‘Pousti malaka [w**ker] take it easy if you’re proud of that performance against a guy with 5 days notice,’ he said.
‘Your message to me just then insulting me does you no justice. You’re in for a shock.
‘You turned to the crowd walking out to your fight tonight to raise their support, they didn’t give a f**k.
‘No one’s buying it George. You ain’t humble, you’ve ignored the boxing fraternity because you have your head up your ass.
‘You’ll win more support being humble.
‘That’s all kid. I’m telling you straight. You don’t like it. Too bad.’
Jim Kambosos’ response to that comment was: ‘yep and I’m true to my word dog’.
Katsidis, who won the title of world interim lightweight champion in 2007 and competed for Australia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, told News Corp that Kambosos had walked back the threat in later messages.
‘Clipped’ can mean hitting someone, but it is also slang in some circles for having a person killed.
‘He’s back-pedalled on that and said he’s gonna get me sorted out, or something,’ Katsidis told News Corp.
‘He said, “It’s not a death threat, you’re gonna get sorted out, you’re gonna get levelled up”.
‘Whatever. He said he’s gonna make it personal between him and me.
George Kambosos defeated Jake Wyllie in an epic showdown in Sydney on Saturday
‘My dad’s jumping up and down, he’s not happy, because ‘I’m gonna get you clipped’ can mean a number of things.
‘And my dad really does not care, he’s the OG.’
George Kambosos has since clarified what his dad meant by ‘clip’, as part of a separate post on X.
‘Jim will clip that bum Katsidis with a nice Greek smack on the back of the head for being a disrespectful dog after the support we gave him just a few months ago…’ he posted.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Jim Kambosos for comment.
