Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr II
| Date | 15 October 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring undisputed lightweight titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haney wins via 12-round unanimous decision (119-109, 118-110, 118-110) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr. II, billed as Repeat or Revenge, was a professional boxing match contested on 15 October 2022, for the undisputed lightweight championship.[1][2]
Background
[edit]On 27 March, Kambosos and Haney struck a deal to fight after Lomachenko declined to fight Kambosos, opting to stay and fight for his country after Russia invaded Lomachenko's country of Ukraine. This deal included Haney signing a two-fight deal with Top Rank and Lou DiBella to fight exclusively on ESPN platforms. The deal included a rematch clause in the event that Haney won, with the rematch also taking place in Australia. Haney defeated Kambosos via unanimous decision on June 5 and Kambosos activated the rematch clause to take place on 16 October 2022, at Rod Laver Arena also in Melbourne.
Fight Details
[edit]In the bout Haney retained his titles by beating Kambosos to a unanimous decision with the judges scoring it 119-109, 118-110 and 118-110 all in favour of Haney.[3]
Fight card
[edit]Confirmed bouts:[4]
| Main card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Devin Haney (c) | def. | George Kambosos Jr | UD | 12/12 | [a] | |
| Bantamweight | Jason Moloney | def. | Nawaphon Kaikanha | UD | 12/12 | [b] | |
| Super Flyweight | Andrew Moloney | def. | Norbelto Jimenez | UD | 10/10 | [c] | |
| Super Bantamweight | Cherneka Johnson (c) | def. | Susie Ramadan | UD | 10/10 | [d] | |
| Heavyweight | Faiga Opelu | def. | Hemi Ahio | TKO | 4/8 | ||
| Super Welterweight | Amari Jones | def. | Tej Pratap Singh | UD | 6/6 | ||
| Middleweight | Lorenzo Simpson | def. | Marcus Heywood | UD | 8/8 | ||
| Super Lightweight | John Mannu | vs | Adrian Sosa | MD | 6/6 | ||
| Cruiserweight | David Nyika | def. | Titi Motusaga | KO | 2/6 | ||
- ↑ For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles
- ↑ WBC bantamweight title eliminator
- ↑ For vacant WBO International super flyweight title
- ↑ For IBF female super bantamweight title
Broadcasting
[edit]| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Foxtel PPV[5] | |
| Sky Sports | |
| ESPN+ |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Fight:2876425". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kambosos-Haney official for June in Melbourne". Sportin News. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ↑ "Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos 2 results: Haney dominant again, remains undisputed lightweight champ". Sporting News. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "BoxRec - event".
- ↑ Steven Muehlhausen (15 October 2022). "Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr. 2: Date, fight time, TV channel and live stream". dazn.com. DAZN. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- 2022 boxing matches
- 2022 in men's martial arts
- 2022 in sport in Melbourne
- October 2022 sports events in Australia
- Boxing matches in Australia
- Boxing matches involving Devin Haney
- Boxing matches promoted by Top Rank
- Boxing on ESPN
- Boxing on Sky Sports
- Lightweight championship matches
- Sports competitions in Melbourne