George Kambosos Jr. had no answer for Devin Haney in their highly anticipated rematch.
In a repeat of their encounter four months earlier, the 23-year-old Haney outworked and bruised up Kambosos over 12 rounds to retain his four lightweight titles before a sold-out crowd at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
Haney’s speed, length, and boxingIQ was too much for Kambosos to overcome. What’s more, Haney, perhaps mindful of some of his critics who think he plays it too safe inside the ring, dished out even more punishment the second time around, repeatedly landing hard right hands that had Kambosos drenched in blood by the end of the fight.
The judges were unanimous in their opinion, giving Haney, a resident of Las Vegas, the nod on all three scorecards by margins that read 119-109, 118-110, and 118-110. Going by the scorecards alone, Haney won by even more lopsided fashion against Australia’s Kambosos than in their first fight in July.
