Via Jim Calfa: Promotional athlete Bob Arum says he wants to make a fight between undisputed new lightweight champion Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko next instead of going up against George Kambosos Jr.
The 23-year-old Haney currently holds the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO lightweight titles after beating Kambosos last Saturday night by unanimous decision 12 rounds in the undisputed championship at the Stadium. Marvel Studios in Melbourne, Australia.
Lomachenko will need to leave his country for the US to fight Haney, and it is unknown if Arum will be able to set up the competition.
Haney says he doesn’t want the Kambosos WBC Franchise strap, so it’s not part of his gold collection.
Arum, who has Haney (28-0, 15 KOs) in three other games under his Top Rated banner, is not interested in a rematch with the dethroned former unified 135-lb champion Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs) after he was beaten by Haney last Saturday night.
“I think the rematch clause is bad for boxing. I understand why the boxers and promoters want them, it’s a business, but it’s bad for the sport,” Arum said. Michael Benson.
There will be more interest from boxing fans in the US to see Haney defend against former third-place world champion Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KOs) than to see Devin take on Kambosos for the first time. Monday.
Kambosos, 28, has a rematch clause in his contract and has told the media he intends to use the clause to wage a second war with Haney.
Whether or not Kambosos promoter Lou DiBella chooses to speak to him is uncertain at this time.
A rematch with Haney could be as good as it is for Kambosos because he probably won’t produce the same outburst when fighting one of the contenders in the lightweight division after Haney gave him learn.
Lomachenko last fought in December, defeating Richard Commey in a one-way 12-game round. He hasn’t been out of the ring long enough for a lot of rust on his rings to develop, so it wouldn’t be necessary to have a warm-up match to get the two-time Olympic gold medalist ready.
The only problem was getting the Kambosos to step aside for the Haney and Lomachenko fight to happen. Perhaps if Arum can make a deal with DiBella to have Kambosos promise to be the winner of the Haney-Lomachenko fight, it could work.
In the meantime, Kambosos can do a confidence-building wit against a laner for a win before taking on winner Haney vs. Lomachenko.
It wouldn’t be a good idea if the Kambosos were going up against a lightweight opponent at lightweight as they would certainly follow the blueprint created by Haney to hit him from a distance and take advantage of the obvious flaws in the game. his game.
