Via Jim Calfa: Devin Haney promoter Eddie Hearn says the fight between WBC lightweight champion and four-belt champion George Kambosos Jr is what he hopes to do in April or May for the 135 lb championship. “really undisputed”.
Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) seems to have the most significant interest facing the next Kambosos of the six Kings in the lightweight division, and his promoter Hearn is backing him. throughout the journey.
Hearn needs Haney to join this fight as it is the fastest possible way for the British promoter to turn the 23-year-old into a star. Matchroom promoter Hearn recently compared Haney to boxing giant Floyd Mayweather Jr in terms of talent, but he’s not as popular with US fans as he once was.
Boxing and WBC fans have called Kambosos (20-0, 13 KOs) the “undisputed lightweight champion” following his unanimous 12th round win over the IBF, WBA, WBC champion Franchise & WBO Teofimo Lopez on November 27
According to Hearn, 28-year-old Kambosos still needs Haney’s WBC belt to be called the “real” undisputed 135-lb champion and he is planning to pit the Australian boxer against Devin in the first quarter of 2022.
“Devin Haney has a fight for him, George Kambosos, in Australia in April or May for truly undisputed light weight World Championship. Let’s get started,” said Eddie Hearn to iFL TV.
Hearn has a good chance of a Kambosos-Haney fight next year if he makes an offer Team Kambosos can’t refuse.
For now, some argue that Haney is in a vital position to get the Kambosos fight, simply because Hearn has a lot of money to make it happen.
The other fighters who are participating in the Kambosos fight are not considered to have a great chance of winning the battle. It would be too expensive for their promoters.
These are Haney and Hearn’s competitors to try to wage war on the Kambosos:
Vasily Lomachenko
Ryan Garcia
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis
Former WBC interim lightweight champion Ryan Garcia (21-0 18 KOs) has expressed interest in a showdown with Kambosos. With that said, the 23-year-old Golden Boy fighter hasn’t fought in 11 months and he is chasing a bout with Pitbull Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) in April.
If that fight goes through, you can knock Cruz and Ryan out of the race for the Kambosos’ next game.
Top Rated Lomachenko Supporters Can’t Like To Throw A Lot Of Money At The War With The Kambosos As It Wasn’t A War Worth Paying Per View In The US
Although Kambosos made a name for himself with his win over the previously undefeated Teofimo Lopez last November, casual boxing fans in the US still don’t know who the Australian boxer is.
For that reason, Top Rated couldn’t sell the Lomachenko vs Kambosos match on ESPN PPV because very few US boxing fans bought it.
