Closing Up to date on 5 Jun 2022 8:34 pm (UK Time)
Devin Haney wins by means of unanimous issues resolution to turn into undisputed global Light-weight Champion
Australian George Kambosos Jr stepped during the ropes on house soil for the primary time since his epic gladiatorial contest with Téofimo Lopez through which he took the WBA (Tremendous), IBF, WBO, and The Ring champion titles in an inspiring evening for boxing.
His opponent, Devin Haney, the WBC champion 27 immediately wins with 15 by means of KO, stood ready within the different nook. It must were the mythical Ukrainian fighter, Vasily Lomachenko, however Russia’s invasion of his nation supposed that the hoop legend determined to go for combating on an entire other scale to shield his native land. So, the American, Devin Haney, nicknamed ‘The Dream’ who have been calling out for an undisputed combat since Lopez gained the titles, in spite of everything were given his want.
The build-up to the combat integrated chaotic scenes on the weigh-in, the place Kambosos Jr overlooked weight, ‘complain’ scoffs on Instagram, executioner-style throat reduce gestures and tuts of unprofessionalism from boxing pundits world wide.
However the anticipated blood and guts within the ring by no means materialised because the undefeated Haney delivered a masterclass of hit and no longer be hit on his solution to victory on all 3 pass judgement on’s scorecards by means of margins of 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110. In doing so, he changed into the primary boxer since Pernell ‘Candy Pea’ Whitaker 32 years in the past to be topped undisputed Light-weight champion within the fashionable technology.
Haney was once just too slick, too rapid for George Kambosos Jr who regardless of being roared on by means of a partizan crowd of 41,000 within the Surprise Stadium, Melbourne in his first defence of his titles, and touchdown an enormous proper in the second one spherical of the calibre that dropped Lopez in his earlier combat, merely had no resolution to the defensive nous and awesome motion of the WBC champion. Haney used his jab to keep an eye on the combat from first to final, claiming he ‘tamed’ Kambosos within the ring.
“I used to be at ease,” Haney, 23, stated, “I fought a just right, sensible combat. This can be a dream come true.”
A overwhelmed, visibly marked, however unbowed George Kambosos Jr had no lawsuits afterwards as he suffered his first defeat in 21 fights since he grew to become skilled and misplaced his choice of belts within the procedure.
“I’m going to provide him complete recognize for his victory and let him have his time,” stated Kambosos.
“We’ll do it once more. I’ve to enforce a couple of issues, however I assumed the combat was once very shut. I landed a couple of photographs, however he did what he needed to do to get the win. There might be a rematch. I’ll get him again later this yr”
Giant combat nights anticipate each boxers, Lomachenko, and Lopez might be within the combine, however this night right here in Australia, it’s Devin Haney who emerges because the undisputed Light-weight global champion savouring his dream come true.
