Sport

Fight Talk: Devin Haney compared to Floyd Mayweather Jr After Becoming Undisputed Champion

Lightweight Devin Haney draws comparisons with all-time great Floyd Mayweather Jr after beating George Kambosos Jr to become undisputed champion and the boxing world praises Welshman Joe Cordina after he wins the IBF super-featherweight champion in emphatic style.

Plus Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn entertains us with a song in his spat with fellow promoter Leonard Ellerbe.

It's Fight Talk - your weekly fix of boxing news.

World boxing has a new superstar.

On Saturday in Melbourne, undefeated American Devin Haney beat Australian George Kambosos Jr to become the first undisputed lightweight champion in 32 years.

Haney was forced to leave promoter Eddie Hearn and sign a contract with Top Rank in order to make the fight happen, took a pay cut, agreed to a rematch clause and even travelled to his opponent's backyard without trainer, and father, Bill Haney.

But it was all worth it in the end as the 23-year-old showed his class by producing a masterful performance en route to a unanimous decision.

Kambosos Jr - who suffered his first defeat in 21 bouts - has suggested he will invoke the rematch clause, scheduled once again to take place in Australia.

"Yes, 100 per cent we will do it again," said the 28-year-old post-fight. "If I hadn't given him this shot, he wouldn't have had his moment right now. Today they gave him the decision but I'm sure it will change when we get it on again."

But after the one-sided nature of the contest, there is not much appetite for the rematch…

Davis has won all 27 professional bouts. The 27-year-old has brutal power, with 25 of his wins coming inside the distance.

With all the titles, Haney is now hot property and lightweight contenders have already started expressing their desire for a crack, including undefeated American Ryan Garcia who fights Javier Fortuna next month

Meanwhile, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has hinted former champion Lomachenko could be in line for a shot, if the Haney-Kambosos rematch does not materialise.

In two shock results, Lomachenko, 34, lost his world titles to Teofimo Lopez in 2020, before American Lopez was upset by Kambosos Jr in November.

 

site_map