George Kambosos and Devin Haney will be vying to become the first undisputed lightweight (135-pounds/61.235kg) champion in the four-belt era when they clash ...
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Devin Haney was willing to step up and fly to Australia to battle George Kambosos Jr. for the undisputed lightweight championship on Saturday night.
Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Haney (50-45 Haney) Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Haney (70-63 Haney) Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Haney (60-54 Haney) Devin Haney -- Round 5: Haney landed a sizzling right uppercut to Kambosos' chin and then fired with a good jab. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Haney (110-99 Haney) ESPN: George Kambosos Jr. vs. Haney just continued to drill Haney over and over with the jab as Kambosos just looked to land a single punch to try and hurt Haney and change the course of the fight. Haney dug in with a heavy right to the body. - Devin Haney (c) def. Devin Haney -- Round 8: Haney whipped in a hook and then dipped to the body with a good jab. Devin Haney -- Round 11: Haney with more of the same in the round, firing jabs to set up every other attack, including hard hooks and straight right hands. There was very little drama in the bout, with Haney immediately establishing a brilliant jab that kept Kambosos from ever getting his offense going.
The American inflicted on Kambosos the first loss of his 21-fight career at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium.
“Today they gave him the decision but I’m sure that will change when we get it on again.” “I’m going to change a few things and get him back later this year. “It’s amazing for the sport and the country,” Kambosos said after graciously handing over his belts to the victor.
Devin Haney is the new undisputed lightweight champion of the world after he beat George Kambosos in Australia.
The dominant win allowed Haney to become the first-ever lightweight champion in the four-belt era. The performance was a masterclass from Haney, who boxed ...
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia)— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) @GervontaaYou Watching this stuff?? The performance was a masterclass from Haney, who boxed brilliantly from the opening bell until the final horn sounded. Devin Haney made history on Saturday when he defeated George Kambosos Jr. to win the undisputed lightweight championship.
Haney, 23, adds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts while improving to 28-0. Kambosos (20-1) dropped the first bout of his career.
"The game plan was to hit and not get hit. "I was sticking to the game plan," Haney said after the win. By the middle rounds, Kambosos’ face was swollen and the previously-rowdy Australian crowd was largely quiet.
Devin Haney boxed his way to a unanimous decision win over George Kambosos to unify the WBC, IBF, WBA, and WBO lightweight titles on Saturday night.??
Absolutely “NyQuil” type of performance,” Garcia wrote on Twitter. “I want to take the best test, the hardest test and I’m going to give him full respect for his victory and let him have his time,” Kambosos said post-fight. Anyways I’ll just say, you know who I want after Fortuna!!! Let them have their rematch lol.
The American WBC champion will return to America with the IBF, WBA and WBO straps after beating the Australian on a unanimous decision in Kambosos' country.
“It was definitely not a factor,” Kambosos said of his initial failure to make weight. I want to take the best tests and the hardest tests. I’m going to give him full respect after his victory. “I took the last round off because I knew I was comfortably ahead. This was a big moment for both of us. “I was sticking to the gameplan, hitting and not getting hit,” noted Haney of accomplishing the achievement.
Violent brawls erupted outside Marvel Stadium in the immediate aftermath of the blockbuster boxing match between George Kambosos and Devin Haney.The A.
After the match, a 25-year-old man suffered a fractured skull as he was brutally attacked with a didgeridoo. Footage of the incident shows the man being struck by a stranger and knocked to the ground. According to The Herald Sun, the unconscious man is yet to be identified and no one involved in the post-fight violence has been arrested, with the only detainee being a man who was kicked out of the Stadium for drug possession.
It's been a long journey for Devin Haney (28-0, 15 KOs), but the undefeated boxer achieved his dream on Sunday, at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
This is a dream come true and I couldn't thank God enough for all this. Everyone who was doubting me, everybody who said this and that, they came up with this email champ thing - well now email champ is the top dog, undisputed. He was in position to fight for the full WBC title, with the champion being Vasiliy Lomachenko.
The undisputed lightweight championship will be on the line between Kambosos Jr and Haney at the 53000-capacity Marvel Stadium in Melbourne after a dramatic ...
The fight is essentially 50-50 in most fans and experts eyes, with bookies giving a slight edge to Haney after the weight miss and his father's late admission to the country. I was about to have a Greek coffee, but I thought I was going to make weight, now I’m doing to have a Greek coffee.” Standing in his way is the unbeaten Haney, who left Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing in order to make the fight happen with Lou DiBella and Bob Arum.