Kambosos Jnr vs Haney

Who won Kambosos Jnr vs Haney?

Devin Haney beat George Kambosos by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, June 5th, 2022, at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 116-112 in favor of winner Devin Haney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the undisputed lightweight championship of the world, with the The Ring, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Jason Moloney was victorious over Aston Palicte, Junior Fa lost to Lucas Browne, and Andrew Moloney defeated Alexander Espinoza.

Kambosos Jnr vs Haney stats

Back in June 2022, George Kambosos stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Devin Haney made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Haney had a slight advantage in power over Kambosos Jnr, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Kambosos Jnr's 50%.

George Kambosos was the older man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Haney had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both George Kambosos and Devin Haney fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kambosos Jnr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Haney, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to Haney's 222.

Kambosos Jnr vs Haney form

Kambosos Jnr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Teofimo Lopez on November 27, 2021, by split decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight and IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Lee Selby on October 31, 2020, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mickey Bey on December 14, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Richard Pena on June 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Olympic Hall Galatsi, Athens, Greece.

He had defeated Rey Perez on January 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Haney remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on December 4, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jorge Linares on May 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa on November 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Before that, he had beaten Alfredo Santiago Alvarez on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

He had won against Zaur Abdullaev on September 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Devin Haney had been fighting more than George Kambosos.

Going into this contest, George Kambosos had last fought 6 months and 9 days ago, while Devin Haney's last outing had been 6 months and 1 day ago.

Kambosos Jnr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Haney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kambosos Jnr vs Haney start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:30 AM UTC at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, which was 11:30 PM EST or 8:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Kambosos Jnr vs Haney?

The ESPN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Kambosos Jnr vs Haney?

George Kambosos was a 137/100 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Devin Haney made his way into the ring at 1/10 (-1000) with oddsmakers.