Watch Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr. full fight video highlights from Saturday’s boxing main event, courtesy of the Top Rank Boxing and other outlets.
George Kambosos vs. Devin Haney took place June 4 at the Marvel Arena in Melbourne, Australia. WBA, IBF, and WBO champion George Kambosos Jr. (20-1, 10 KO) faced off against WBC champion Devin Haney (28-0, 15 KO) in a lightweight title unification match in the night’s main event. ESPN and ESPN+ aired the fight live.
Catch the video highlights below.
Enter the dream @RealDevinHaney | #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/vD2pjO1XWd
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Here. We. Go. @GeorgeKambosos | #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/mgrRAolxfK
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 5, 2022
Right where Bill Haney belongs @RealDevinHaney | #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/X8M0xJQN84
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 5, 2022
Kambosos corner delivering instructions at the end of the 5th #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/kCw9zVUY6j
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) June 5, 2022
. @GeorgeKambosos lands a big left #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/ZLwj9uNdTZ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 5, 2022
Devin Haney is calm and comfortable in the corner #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/Mw9cp9SLsG
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) June 5, 2022
Finding his mark @RealDevinHaney x #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/2nA6DPghrJ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 5, 2022
How do you have after Round 8? #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/y5mHgxqHi0
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 5, 2022
HANEY HAVING FUN #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/T0FY03rwVG
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) June 5, 2022
The Dream is undisputed lightweight champion of the world @Realdevinhaney #KambososHaney pic.twitter.com/T4Fbe1zDw5
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) June 5, 2022
For more on Kambosos vs. Haney, check out the live blog by Bad Left Hook.
Round 1: Very measured start, both men looking to counter. Very slow first round as each man throwing one punch at a time, with plenty of rest between. Less than a minute to go, and Haney leads this round on the basis of two landed jabs. Right hook from Kambosos riles up the crowd. Ref takes a timeout to warn Kambosos about holding. There were not many clean punches, but most came from Haney. Haney 10-9
Round 2: Kambosos letting loose with a few sharp hooks early, nothing serious landed. Kambosos misses with a hard right hook counter. Kambosos counters Haney on the charge and Haney shaken up a bit! Steady on again, and Kambosos again trying to keep Haney at enough distance to counter on the movement. Haney slips in a jab. Lots of tie ups, and Kambosos firing hooks inside to close out the round. Kambosos 10-9 (19-19)
Round 3: Nice left right from Kambosos as Haney dives in. Haney scores one with a four-punch combo half way through. Kambosos focused on timing counters, and having some success with it. Haney bull rushes Kambosos into the ropes, referee resets them back in the middle of the ring. Haney moving well to frustrate Kambosos attempts at initiating. It was a very tense and nervy fight. There were sporadic action, but much more spacing and pacing. Haney 10-9 (29-28)
Round 4: Haney with a double jab, Kambosos avoids. Flurry from Kambosos doesn’t land. Haney jab countered by one that lands clean from Kambosos. There is only one minute remaining, but not much in either direction. Nice from Haney. Kambosos with a right hand to the head, moving forward more late in the round. Kambosos may have taken the round by surprise with a hard hook late in the round. Kambosos 10-9 (38-38)
Round 5: Uppercut from Haney snaps Kambosos back for a moment. Kambosos reacts by putting his right hand on the body. Kambosos’s second right hand to the body doesn’t go as well. Two punch combo from Kambosos, and they’re tied up again. Haney jabs, Kambosos counters with two punches of his own. Left hook from Kambosos partially blocked. Haney is urged to put a right in front of his jab but Kambosos does it.
Kambosos 47-[**************************************************************************************************************] ([***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************)-[************************************************************************************************************************************************* *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Kambosos 10-9 (48-47)
Round 6: Haney with a three punch combo from distance. .Kambosos trying to work his way inside. Both men tie themselves up once more, since they are quick to attack the other man when there is a gap. Kambosos has a shorter right hand that touches the body. Kambosos lands a nice left hook! We tied up more and swapped slaps behind our heads. Haney calling for a low blow warning, nothing coming. Kambosos 10-9 (58-56)
Round 7: More tense jabbing, and Kambosos puts Haney in a headlock on the tie up. Kambosos makes his way in, and then we are tied again to the ropes. Haney landing jabs from distance. Kambosos’ hook hits Haney on the arm. The final minutes saw a clash of heads and chests. Haney with a sharp double jab. Haney follows a clean jab with a blocked right hand. Tim Bradley is losing it for Haney. Haney 10-9 (Kambosos 67-66)
Round 8: Jab from Haney turns Kambosos, who isn’t throwing much early in this round. Counter left to the body from Kambosos. Kambosos’s face was seen red, which is not surprising considering that he had been red before the fight began. Nice one-two from Haney and Kambosos misses on his counters. Kambosos’ guard is split by Jab of Haney. Kambosos pressing in the final seconds, nice right to the body on Haney. Lots of jab work from Haney in this round. Haney 10-9 (76-76)
Round 9: Straight right from Haney lands hard. Kambosos with one of his own, and Haney lands a sharp jab in return. Haney was ruled to have fallen after an inexplicable rumpus at the corner. Kambosos, with a wild left hook doesn’t land but taps the ropes. Kambosos lands right over the top. Kambosos more active than he’s been in a few rounds, and seeing results from it. Kambosos 10-9 (86-85)
Round 10: Kambosos leads with a left to the body. Haney jabs cleanly. One two from Kambosos doesn’t find the target. Haney’s right hook hits the elbow or bicep with its right hook. Kambosos have two left hooks and one landing. Back and forth action in the middle of the ring. Both men look very fresh for round 10. Kambosos lands a right hand. Kambosos getting a little rough, holding a glove and chopping at Haney. Ref breaks it all up. Commentary is VERY pro Haney, and maybe I’m just a Greek partisan that isn’t seeing it. It’s an intense fight, and I believe Kambosos is winning round by round. Kambosos misses a big uppercut to end the round. Kambosos 10-9 (96-94)
Round 11: Haney poking with jabs, Kambosos still trying to time him with counters from distance. Lengthy tie up again. Haney makes a sharp jab. Haney is wrapped up from chest to waist, doing dirty dance and exchanging slappy slaps during the embrace. Left hand lands for Haney. Crowd cheering while Haney continues to jab and moves back. It was enough to take this round, though. Haney 10-9 (Kambosos 105-104)
Round 12: Touch of gloves to start the final round. Haney circling and moving backwards. Kambosos attempts to throw a powerful punch but loses his balance. Haney jabbing as he circles and retreats, Kambosos not doing much to get at him and work. Kambosos’ two punch combination doesn’t work. Haney wins this fight. Kambosos trying to slip punches through, but Haney covering up well. Jab from Haney and a tangle up as the ten second bell sounds. As the last bell rings, both men tap their feet and show respect.
It sounds like Haney won. Maybe I’m way, way out of stream on this one, but I have this round for Kambosos and it’s enough to take the fight. It was my Greek bias that I believed I was trying. Let’s see how the judges react. Kambosos 10-9 (115-113)