WBC lightweight champion American Devin Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) intends to beat Australian George Kambosos Jr. (20-0, 10 KOs) twice in a row on the road and become the undisputed champion of the division.
The fight will take place on June 5 in Melbourne (Australia), and the revenge clause will be activated only if the American wins. On the eve of Haney’s fight
answered media questions.
Regarding the confusion in the WBC with two championship titles: “Whether you like it or not, I am the WBC champion. And the upcoming fight is my fifth title defense. And I beat all the previous opponents that were offered to me. This is the truth. And it’s also true that Vassily Lomachenko didn’t want to fight me at the time when I was his mandatory challenger and applied to the WBC to grant him the status of “franchise” champion. This is all reality. Although, again, many people do not like it. But what is the truth? It is that Lomachenko refused the title. And that’s how he got me. I got the belt without a fight, but I have defended it more than once. And that belt is still mine.”
On the decision to take the fight on the territory of the opponent: “In fact, I signed up for not one, but two fights in Australia. That is, this alone speaks of how much I am confident in myself and in my talent. I believe in my technique and my skills. I know that if I can beat him once, I will beat him in the rematch. Let it be two away fights in a row. And that’s exactly what I’m going to do.”
On possible judicial bias: “I’ll be honest. I don’t think the fight will be competitive. As for garlic, I think that it is on a completely different level in comparison with Kambosos. That is, my skills are just a level higher. I’m not going to put on some kind of competitive fight. I am ready for everything that he would not offer me. That’s why I don’t worry about the judges.”
About weight limit: “How hard is it for me to race to lightweight? Well, you know what they say… You can’t even catch a fish from a pond without effort. How comfortable am I in the division? Did you see me being shocked during the fight? Yes, we saw! After all, this is boxing. And I don’t just box, I fight the best of the best. Everyone has an equal chance, everyone has two legs and two arms. Both for me and for them. And just like me, all these fighters can also go crazy. But the whole point is to win, no matter what. And I’m getting it.”
About the upcoming fight: “Why can’t you miss it? Because this is a fight for the 1st position in the ranking, for the title of the absolute. This is a fight for the right to be called one single leader, the absolute best lightweight fighter. But most experts say that this particular weight is the coolest and most spectacular in boxing. This fight is an opportunity to prove that I am the strongest fighter in the division. And I will do it. Not only will I win, but I will show everything I can do – the whole range of my talents.
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About who will be next – Vasily Lomachenko, Shakur Stevenson, Gervonta Davis or Ryan Garcia: “I’m going to knock out every one of them. One by one. Like I said, I’m a real champion. And that means I’m ready and going to fight the best of the best. I am ready to prove that there is no one stronger than me. Just line them all up and I’ll knock them all out. I’ll knock them all out, one after the other.”
Meanwhile, Kambosos said: “I already know how Haney will justify his defeat.” The Aussie claims to be “running on 10 cylinders” and is already making plans for the fall/winter.
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