The undisputed lightweight title will be on the line on Sunday, June 5, as George Kambosos Jr. will put his WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight titles on the line against current WBC champion Devin Haney. This fight takes place in Melbourne, Australia, so because of the time difference, it will have a start time of Saturday night in the United States. It is a battle of unbeaten fighters, as Haney is 27-0 with 15 knockouts, while Kambosos Jr. is 20-0 with 10 knockouts. Kambosos Jr. won his titles in November of last year, as he won a split decision against Teofimo Lopez. Haney won his title in September of 2019, as he defeated Zaur Abdullaey. This fight is scheduled for 12 rounds and will be televised by ESPN. Haney is listed as almost a 2-1 favorite in boxing lines.
George Kambosos Jr. vs. Devin Haney Betting Odds
Devin Haney -190
George Kambosos Jr. +148
The oddsmakers have Haney listed as almost a 2-1 favorite in this fight. For those unfamiliar with betting on boxing, at this price you would need to bet $190 on Haney to win $100. A $100 bet on Kambosos Jr. would result in an $148 profit if he were to pull off the upset.
As the fight nears, there will be decision betting too. You will be able to bet on whether the fight is decided by KO, TKO, or decision, and you can bet on which boxer will win the fight in that fashion as well.
George Kambosos Jr. vs. Devin Haney Preview
George Kambosos Jr. is 28 years old and he holds all of the lightweight boxing titles except the WBC title. He is unbeaten in his career at 20-0 with 10 knockouts. He was born in Sydney, Australia so there is no question he will have a big advantage in terms of crowd support for this fight. He won his titles by defeating Teofimo Lopez by split decision in November of last year.
Kambosos Jr. has been doing a lot of talking in advance of this fight. “I know there will be a whole lot of excuses once I destroy Devin Haney: about the father, about the trainer, about the jet lag, about everything.” Kambosos Jr. said to the media, Kambosos Jr. added that he expects to knock out Haney. “It’s history again, like when Kostya knocked out Zab Judah and took a lot of their belts. This is the same thing, history repeats itself. I can’t wait to dismantle this kid.”
Haney is 27-0 in his career with 15 knockouts. He won the WBC title a few years ago by defeating Zaur Abdullaev and has successfully defended the title four times. All four of his title defenses were relatively easy wins, as he won unanimous decisions against Joseph Diaz, Jorge Linares, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Alfredo Santiago.
Haney will be fighting in enemy territory with 50,000 fans cheering against him but he said he is not worried about the judges scoring the fight against him. “I don’t think the fight will be that close, honestly. I feel I’m on a whole different level,” said Haney to the media, “My skillset is just different. We’re not looking for a close fight. We’re prepared for anything he brings to the table. I just feel that my skills are on a whole different level, so I’m not really worried about that.”
Haney vs. Kambosos Jr. Boxing Picks
Despite what Haney has said about getting the knockout, this fight seems likely to go the distance. Neither of these two fighters has a lot of knockout power and the fight looks like it will be a very even one. And even though Haney said he isn’t worried about the judging; he probably should be. It is hard to see a decision going his way in Australia. I’ll take the value on the underdog and go with Kambosos Jr. and the rounds to go over the total.
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