Devin Haney

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 can no longer be called an email champion, a titleholder or anything but the undisputed lightweight champion of the world.

Enter Haney, who was embroiled in a dispute with Kambosos and much of the boxing world over the legitimacy of his title. But when Russia invaded Ukraine, Lomachenko decided to remain in the war-torn country with his family and passed on the fight. "Since we started out, we said we wanted to be the best. When I would go to the right, I would fight his left hook. I'm going to pitch a shutout." "His timing was just a little bit shaper than my timing," Kambosos admitted. When I would go to the left, I would fight his right hand. ... This is going to make me hungrier." Anytime Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs) closed the distance, Haney stepped back and fired a jab. He wanted to land the overhand right, and he wanted to land the big left hook. "I took the last round off just because I knew I was comfortably ahead, but I fought a good, smart fight. Indeed, it was a virtuoso defensive performance from the rising star.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American boxer Devin Haney retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class after his unanimous ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American boxer Devin Haney retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class after his unanimous points decision over Australian George Kambosos on Sunday. American boxer Devin Haney retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class after his unanimous points decision over Australian George Kambosos on Sunday. Haney retains WBC lightweight belt in decision over Kambosos

George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney meet on Saturday to crown a lightweight undisputed champion. Follow live.

The 18-year-old was forced to contend with a nasty gash over his left eye following a clash of heads. Higginson, meanwhile, lost for the first time as a pro, falling to 3-1-1, 1 KO. Moloney (24-2, 19 KOs) floored Palicte with a short right hand before a barrage of shots led to referee Ignatius Missailidis stepping in as Palicte was falling down a second time. Round 2: Haney continues to control the action with the jab. Round 4: Devin Haney now starting to follow up the jab with the right hand. Haney, round after round, controlling the action with his excellent jab and dictating pace. Round 5: Dare I say this is starting to resemble a vintage Floyd Mayweather performance? Round 6: George Kambosos lands a sharp left hook but before he can follow up Devin Haney wisely ties him up. Round 7: Kambosos' face really showing the effects of Haney's attack now. Needs to land something big and fast. Round 8: George Kambosos beginning to press harder. Round 9: Kambosos finally wins a round on this card.

Devin Haney defied the odds and beat George Kambosos Jr. via unanimous decision Sunday at Marvel Stadium in Australia to become undisputed lightweight ...

Furthermore, it is unknown which promotion will be backing Haney for the bout. "I would have loved for the next fight to be in my home country but that’s what they demanded for the fight to get made. Not only that, but Haney will have to return to Australia to defend those titles. Haney will walk out of Kambosos' home as the ultimate champion. He didn't have his father in his corner until the day of the fight. Devin Haney defied the odds and beat George Kambosos Jr. via unanimous decision Sunday at Marvel Stadium in Australia to become undisputed lightweight champion.

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 retains the WBC belt and takes the lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO crown from George Kambosos Jr with unanimous (116-112, 116-112, 118-110) victory in a ...

"We'll do it again. "This is a dream come true," said Haney. "I was comfortable. I was sticking to the game plan, the game plan was to go in and hit and not get hit and I did that for the majority of the fight.

Devin Haney became the first undisputed lightweight champion of the four-belt era with a thorough domination of George Kambosos. And he did so by conceding ...

Of course, this is assuming that the second fight plays out in a similar fashion as the first. The lightweight division is crowded and it can be argued that Kambosos lucked up when he edged out Teofimo Lopez last November to become the unified champion. Maybe things will change in the return bout, maybe they won't. Both fighters will be compensated handsomely for their time. The 23-year-old made it look easy as he tamed the rabid fans who came to see the homecoming of George Kambosos. It was an indisputable drubbing that left them silent for a majority of the 36 minutes as Kambosos head repeatedly snapped back like a Pez dispenser. None of those disadvantages mattered as Haney surgically dissected Kambosos behind a pinpoint accurate jab to cruise to a unanimous decision.

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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