Haney Retains WBC Lightweight Belt in Decision Over Kambosos | Sports News

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American Devin Haney created it formal — and unanimous — on Sunday. He’s the undisputed planet lightweight boxing winner.

Haney retained his WBC light-weight title and added three more from the bodyweight class just after his unanimous factors final decision more than Australian George Kambosos.

The 23-year-outdated Haney won 3 of the to start with four rounds and was properly forward at the halfway point of the 12-spherical bout to come to be undisputed winner in the lightweight division.

The judges scored the fight 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110 in Haney’s favor.

Haney, who proved to be the far better technical fighter right before a crowd of 41,129 at the included Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, now has an undefeated record of 28- with 15 KOs.

“I was comfy, just sticking to the match plan,” Haney said. “The sport prepare was to strike and not get strike. I fought a good intelligent struggle. He couldn’t strike me with either of his very best shots.”

Haney praised the U.S.-centered Kambosos, who was preventing for the initially time in his native Australia in five several years.

“I get my hat off to him, he’s a accurate warrior. Even however he received disrespectful, I stayed a gentleman,” Haney claimed. “A large amount of these so-referred to as champions wouldn’t give me my shot, but George has.”

Kambosos, 28, held the WBO, WBA, and IBF lightweight titles heading into the fight. Those people now belong to Haney.

Kambosos’ unbeaten professional vocation report has ended — he is 20-1 with 10 KOs. Kambosos received all 3 of his planet titles when he conquer Teofimo Lopez in 2019.

“It’s remarkable for the activity and the country,” Kambosos reported soon after handing over his belts to Haney. “I desired to take the toughest take a look at and I will give him total respect right after his victory. Let him have his time.”

Although Kambosos landed the heavier blows through the 12-round contest, Haney peppered the house hope with left jabs to gain in excess of the judges.

The fighters barely threw a punch in a watchful opening spherical that Kambosos may possibly have stolen with a late blend to the American’s entire body. Kambosos landed the initial huge punch of the fight, a hefty suitable to Haney’s head, in the second as the Australian experienced his challenger retreating.

A extra aggressive Haney took the 3rd spherical with a sequence of left jabs and seemed to have also shaded the fourth ahead of Kambosos delivered a massive remaining hook late.

Kambosos landed yet another robust, substantially-desired still left in the sixth round as Haney’s peppering jab commenced to display on the Australian’s deal with. Haney managed rounds 7 and eight, leaving Kambosos to uncover some thing to sway the judges.

The Australian took the ninth spherical, but couldn’t penetrate Haney’s protection in the ultimate rounds.

“I assumed the struggle was very close,” Kambosos stated. “He boxed his video game, he moved. He did not want to occur to struggle much too a lot but that is his sport.”

Kambosos recommended a rematch may possibly be in the playing cards.

“I’m likely to change a few factors and get him back again later on this 12 months,” Kambosos said. “I just take the possibility, not a lot of wished to struggle him but I gave him a shot. Nowadays they gave him the decision but I’m certain that will modify when we get it on once again.”

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