George Kambosos Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Devin Haney doesn’t plan to leave anything to chance ahead of the type of blockbuster fight he has long craved. The unbeaten WBC lightweight titlist will hit the road for a shot at becoming undisputed champ when he faces lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO champ George Kambosos Jr. on June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia
Devin Haney and Co. understands the magnitude of his next fight. The WBC lightweight titlist will fly to Melbourne, Australia on June 5 to face George Kambosos, holder of the WBO, WBA, and IBF belts, at Marvel Stadium for a full unification clash.
Devin Haney is concerned about the mental welfare of on-and-off rival Teofimo Lopez. Haney, the Las Vegas-based WBC lightweight titleholder, responded to recent remarks made by Lopez in which the Brooklyn native claimed that his loss to George Kambosos in their lightweight title unification bout (WBO, WBA, IBF) last November
Devin Haney couldn’t care less about the oddsmakers’ take on his fight with George Kambosos Jr. because Haney has his own handicapping plan in mind.
George Kambosos Jr. views Devin Haney as the best available opponent he can fight June 5. That doesn’t mean the undefeated, unified lightweight champion considers Haney an elite-level boxer. Kambosos claimed during a press conference Friday at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, that he’ll prove the unbeaten WBC world lightweight champion isn’t in his class when they square off in two months at that same venue.
There is only “one street” in Devin Haney’s mind. In a recent interview, the WBC lightweight titleholder tried to refute the notion that fighters who belong to different promotional entities are more or less consigned to operating within their respective spheres, thus preventing the most competitive matches in the sport from being made.
Devin Haney heard just about enough of what George Kambosos Jr. had to say about their upcoming showdown. The pair of unbeaten lightweights managed to get under each other’s skin during a press conference to formally announce their undisputed championship showdown, which will take place June 5 (June 4 in the U.S.) live on ESPN from Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Kambosos will make the first defense of his lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO crown versus Haney, who will travel halfway around the world with his WBC belt in tow and with the intention of bringing home all the hardware.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Australia’s “Ferocious” George Kambosos Jr., the WBO/WBA/IBF/WBC Franchise lightweight world champion, will battle WBC world champion Devin Haney for the undisputed championship Saturday, June 4, at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Kambosos-Haney will be broadcast in prime time, live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+.
By Keith Idec - Lou DiBella applauded his lightweight champion, George Kambosos Jr., first and foremost. Kambosos’ ambition is the primary reason DiBella initially made a deal with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. for the undefeated, unified 135-pound champion to battle Vasiliy Lomachenko on June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Then it was Kambosos’ insistence on replacing Lomachenko with Haney that initiated more complicated negotiations that eventually led to Kambosos-Haney becoming a reality.
George Kambosos Jr. just wouldn’t have felt right about boxing an unknown underdog in his first fight as a unified lightweight champion.