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Australian George Kambosos says he was prepared to lock eyes with Vasiliy Lomachenko for hours after the legends engaged in one of the most awkward boxing stare-downs in recent memory.
Kambosos and Lomachenko face off for the IBF lightweight world title in front of a sellout crowd at RAC Arena in Perth on Sunday.
And if Thursday's lengthy locking of eyes is anything to go by, the bout is going to be a cracker.
The veterans stared at each other for three minutes and 20 seconds, with even former WBA heavyweight champion Lucas Browne failing in his bid to separate them.
'I wasn't sure what to do,' Browne said.
George Kambosos Jr and Vasiliy Lomachenko shared an excrutiatingly long stare-off
'I was looking at everyone saying, 'Should I jump in?'. Hopefully I got myself on the TV coverage for that.'
Neither boxer was willing to be first to look away despite Browne's intervention and it was left to Kambosos's dad Jim and Lomachenko's manager Egis Klimpull to keep the boxers apart.
Kambosos has vowed to end Lomachenko's glittering career with the prolonged stare-down adding extra drama.
'It's those small little victories you have and I took that,' Kambosos told AAP.
'We really locked eyes between each other. It was
