George Kambosos Jr. viewed his unanimous decision defeat to Devin Haney on June 5th, as somewhat inconsequential. Though his unified lightweight reign was short-lived, the Australian native was confident in his ability to dust himself off and change the outcome in their immediate rematch. But, in spite of his self-belief, Haney would go on to register yet another lopsided victory.
The one-sided nature of their first fight and direct competition from a boxing pay-per-view show apparently impacted viewership of the Devin Haney-George Kambosos Jr. rematch Saturday night on ESPN.
Devin Haney is far from done with what he plans to accomplish in the sport. The undefeated and undisputed lightweight champion once again showed why he’s among the best in the world following a repeat win over former unified champ George Kambosos Jr. Haney—Oakland-bred and now based out of Las
Haney, Kambosos Rematch Photos Gallery - Melbourne, Australia - In a rematch, for the WBC, IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight titles, Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) once again outboxed George Kambosos (20-2, 10 KOs) for a dominant twelve round unanimous decision. (photos by Mikey Williams, Nick Bourgo)
In his second trip to the land Down Under, Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) maintained his position at the top of the 135-pound division with a 12-round unanimous decision victory against George Kambosos (20-2, 10 KOs) on Sunday afternoon at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. “The Dream” retained the undisputed lightweight championship with scores of 119-109 and 118-110 2x.
Melbourne, Australia - Former unified champ George Kambosos (20-2, 10 KOs) offered no excuses for one-sided twelve round decision loss to WBC, IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight world champion Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs).
George Kambosos Jr. could jitterbug and switch hit all that he wanted as a self-avowed reformed fighter. In the end, it made no difference: he simply had no answer for Devin Haney.
George Kambosos will be in a catch-22 on Saturday night, according to his opponent Devin Haney. Haney, the undisputed lightweight champion, is set to take on Kambosos this Saturday at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, in a rematch of their summer encounter. Haney defeated Kambosos by unanimous decision in the first meeting, which prompted Kambosos to exercise his contractually mandated rematch clause.
George Kambosos Jr.’s lightweight reign ended without a title defense when he lost his IBF, WBA, WBO, and WBC franchise titles to Devin Haney in June. Kambosos did not look like the ferocious fighter he was when he upset Teofimo Lopez in November.
Vasiliy Lomachenko expects Devin Haney to beat George Kambosos Jr. again, just not as easily as he out-boxed Kambosos in their first fight.