Australia lightweight contender George Kambosos Jr will fight Lee Selby in a world title elimination fight on May 9 at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
26-year-old Kambosos (18-0, 10 KOs) will go into the fight confident following his 10-round decision over former lightweight world titlist Mickey Bey at Madison Square Garden in New York in December.
"I'm excited and I cannot wait to fight Lee Selby in this IBF world title eliminator," Kambosos said.
"I defeated former world champion Mickey Bey in his backyard at Madison Square Garden in December, and I am ready to beat another former world champion in his backyard in Cardiff, Wales.
"I'm excited for a fight of this magnitude and look forward to retiring Lee Selby in his hometown with a dominating and punishing performance in addition to gaining all of the U.K. supporters that will get behind me toward winning my world title."
Selby (28-2, 9 KOs), will be taking a fight to his home country for the first time in six years and is coming off a majority decision over former world titlist Ricky Burns in October.
"It's great to be boxing back at home in Cardiff after six years boxing all over the U.K. and U.S.," Selby said.
"I'm one step away now from a shot at the IBF lightweight world title and my dream of becoming Wales' first ever two-weight world champion. Kambosos Jr. is a hungry young fighter that I know will bring it all, but I've had some of my best performances against Australian boxers stopping both Corey McConnell and Joel Brunker in title fights and May 9 will be no different."
The fight will be shown on streaming service DAZN in the United States and will headline Sky Sports in the UK.
The winner of the fight will become the mandatory challenger to fight Teofimo Lopez Jr for the 135-pound belt.
Lopez will first take on Vasily Lomacheko on May 30 in New York.
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