London, Europe Brief News –After being knocked out by American Devin Haney in a heavyweight showdown in Melbourne, Australian boxer George Kambosos Jr has lost all three of his world championship titles. Let’s review what went down in the match between the two.
Devin Haney’s Overall Performance
On Sunday, at Marvel Stadium, Haney defeated Kambosos for the first time in his 21-fight career, handing him the WBA, WBO, and IBF belts and the WBC crown he previously had.
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Before his lightweight world championship battle against American Devin Haney, Australian boxer George Kambosos posed for a photo in Melbourne.
1. Devin’s Australian Win
In the greatest bout ever to take place on Australian soil, the new undisputed lightweight champion improved his record to 28 victories by putting on a show of pure boxing.
He claimed it was “great for the sport and for the nation” after giving the belts to the winner. “I intended to put myself through the most difficult challenge, and I’ll show him complete respect when he wins.” Let him finish what he’s started.
Throughout the 12-round match, Kambosos landed the bigger punches, but Haney peppered the home hope with left jabs to win the judges.
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In Kambosos’ opinion, the battle went down to the wire. Boxed and moved with his game.” He didn’t want to come here and fight, but that’s his style.
In the second half of the year, I plan on bringing him back with a few tweaks.” Nobody wanted to fight him, but I gave it a go, and I’m sure we’ll fight again.
2. Fight Rounds
A cautious first round in which neither fighter fired a blow may have been stolen by Kambosos’ late combination to the American’s body. In the second round, Kambosos threw the first significant blow of the bout, a right to Haney’s head, as the Australian retreated.
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It seemed that the more active Haney would have won the fourth, but Kambosos connected with a huge left hook late in the round to end the fight. In the sixth round, a big left from Kambosos was much-needed as Haney’s jab started to take its toll on the Australian’s face.
Rounds seven and eight were dominated by Haney, leaving Kambosos to try to influence the judges.
The Takeaway!
The great match between Devin Haney and George Kamboos has been highlighted above among Haney’s other wins. While approximately 50,000 people cheered on their hometown hero, the Greek-Australian Spartan warrior landed three huge rights to capture the ninth round. Even though he grabbed and held quite a bit, Kambosos remarked, “He did what he had to in order to win, and that’s all that matters.” But “I’m confident that when we get it on again, they’ll alter their mind.”
