Haney ‘restrains’ Kambosos Jr to win undisputed lightweight championship

Haney ‘restrains’ Kambosos Jr to win undisputed lightweight championship

Haney ‘restrains’ Kambosos Jr to win undisputed lightweight championship
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  • Devin Haney is the new undisputed lightweight boss of the world after he beat George Kambosos Jr in Australia.
  • The American, 23, went to Melbourne to bind together the division and was compensated with a consistent (116-112, 116-112, 118-110) triumph in a 12-round session before 41,129 fans at Marvel Stadium.
  • The success implies the Las Vegas item holds the WBC belt and takes the lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO crown from the 28-year-old Australian.
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Haney took his record to 28-0 (15 KOs) and turned into the principal undisputed lightweight boss since the late Pernell Whitaker in 1990.

“This is a blessing from heaven,” said Haney. “I was agreeable. I was adhering to the strategy, the approach was to go in and hit and not get hit and I did that for most of the battle.

“I took the last adjust on the grounds that I realized I was serenely ahead, yet I battled a decent, shrewd battle.”

Kambosos Jr, who became title holder when he scored an unexpected win over Teofimo Lopez last November, took steps to light a wary opening round with a late whirlwind of punches.

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Haney, however, was unflustered by the Australian’s endeavors to force himself, utilizing his poke to consistently oversee the battle and Kambosos’ face began to increase under the eyes by the midpoint.

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The American was pushed to the material during the eighth and Kambosos Jr increased his beat in the following round in any case, with his adversary proceeding to demonstrate slippery, the home fighter became progressively baffled.

Kambosos Jr couldn’t make a big deal about an impact on the 23-year-old, be that as it may, and in the end the adjudicators gave Haney an agreeable edge of triumph, with two adjudicators scoring the session 116-112 and the other giving the American a 118-110 win.

“I need to step through the best exam, the hardest test and I will give him full regard for his triumph and allow him to have his time,” said Kambosos Jr, who lost without precedent for 21 battles.

“We’ll rehash it. I need to execute a couple of things however I thought the battle was exceptionally close.”

On a bustling night at the Marvel Stadium, Australian heavyweight Lucas Browne moved back the years when he stunned Junior Fa with a first round knockout success.

Jason Moloney likewise set himself back in world title dispute with a stupendous knockout triumph over Aston Palicte.

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Talking after the battle Moloney said he has procured one more shot at a world title and is focusing on Liverpool’s new WBO winner Paul Butler.

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