It’s the year of undisputed, and this Saturday night, boxing looks to finalize who is truly king in the lightweight division. Unified champion George Kambosos Jr. (20-0) defends all of his titles against the WBC champion Devin Haney (27-0) live from Australia.
Kambosos Jr. is flying high after beating Teofimo Lopez last year in New York. In what was a career-defining moment, Kambosos Jr. capitalized on the win by further elevating his profile with an extended media victory lap. This helped build his name up even more, which has resulted in the Marvel stadium already on pace to have close to 50,000 fans in attendance. Kambosos Jr. is a pressure fighter and knows how to expose those who don’t like to fight to move backward. Can he block out all of the pressure of fighting at home in such a huge event?
Devin Haney has been doing this for a long time, and some veteran fighters have deemed him the next great boxer. The problem is that we haven’t seen Haney in a fight against someone that wasn’t past their prime or that has the resume to be in a competitive fight. His first one was against Joseph Diaz, where he won by unanimous decision. Although impressive, Haney knew that it wouldn’t move the needle, and he needed to do something big. That move was signing up for this fight which came with some stipulations. Haney is ready to prove to the world that he is the future of the sport. Can Haney remain focused and beat Kambosos Jr. convincingly without his father in the corner?
Born and raised in the Bronx, New York City, Abe grew up in a family who were and still are die-hard boxing fans. He started contributing boxing articles to NYF in 2017. Abe through his hard work, has made his way up the ranks and is now the editor at NYFights. He is also a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA).