Via Allan Fox: George Kambosos Jr. very excited about the speed ticket is selling for his undisputed lightweight championship against Devin Haney on June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
135-lb four-belt unified champion Kambosos Jr. (20-0, 10 KOs) revealed that all sideline tickets sold out within the first 30 hours of opening, and that the company’s suites also sold out for the 60,000-seat Marvel Stadium to sit.
Based on early ticketing success, 28-year-old Kambosos predicts his bout with Haney will be the biggest in Australian boxing history.
Interestingly, even though Kambosos Jr is the IBF/WBA/WBC Franchise/WBO champion with the majority of the belts, analysts have placed 23-year-old WBC champion Haney (27-0.15 KOs) as the one. first favorite.
Kambosos says he’s not worried about being the underdog right now, as he believes the betting margins will narrow as the competition approaches and eventually, it will take place on June 5. .
Kambosos doesn’t mind the weak role
“It could be a bit of both, but I don’t really fall for the numbers when it comes to betting,” Kambosos told Fighthype when told that bettors consider Haney the favorite.
All Ringside tickets sold out within 30 hours 🤯 All corporate suites also sold out. Now they have added more rows, 10-13 rounds due to demand! General Admission on April 22!!! The biggest battle in Aus history 🏻 Upper Roof @marvelstadiumau about to be blown away!!!
– George “fierce” Kambosos Jr (@georgekambosos) April 6, 2022
“I will fight against one person or 60,000; it doesn’t bother me,” Kambosos continued. “A lot of people will come back as rich as they did with [Teofimo] Lopez fights,” Kambosos said when asked why bettors consider Haney the favorite.
“It doesn’t really bother me. It’s good now. The betting companies will do it their way, and I am sure with this battle as the battle draws closer and closer to both of them. Even, it will probably come very close, but the bottom team continues to be in the lead.
“That’s what motivates me, that’s what excites me,” said Kambosos, putting a positive spin on being the underdog to Devin. “When we talk about motivation, it’s not just a belt. That’s everything.
“That is the important core of prove the doubters wrongcontinues to show that the underdog can get to the top and make his way, claim the belt, and make a life for my kids and family,” said Kambosos.
It would be a good idea for Kambosos to consider why the bettors chose Haney as the favorite rather than seeing them get it wrong.
Until Kambosos’ win over injured and weight-losing Teofimo Lopez Jr on November 27 last year, his best win was a narrowly decisive victory over lackluster boxers Mickey Bey & Lee Selby .
Those were Kambosos’ close victories over old guys who weren’t near the top level. Many boxing fans believe that if Teofimo had not been injured, not had to fight the weight, he would have defeated Kambosos last November.
Will Haney break under pressure?
“You get people back who say, ‘Haney just got this, and Kambosos is getting all of that.’ Yeah, better in my pocket for my kids than in his pocket,” said Kambosos Jr.
“I’m here as a man trying to provide for his family, so there’s a lot of momentum there, a lot of inspiration. I continue to do what I do best.
“I know my game plan, I know what I have to do and what I bring to the table each time. That pressure, that speed, that power, that explosiveness, that movement, my footwork, and my defense, which I have is very low. We will let them continue to underestimate us.
“I know the pressure will be too great for him,” Kambosos told his prediction that Haney will come out of his constant pressure on June 5. “It’s very simple. He’s about to drown.
“Twelve rounds, he will drown. I have 60,000 people going to attend. So obviously we’re going to push the skirmish, and let’s just hope he’ll be the man and go out on his shield and try to promote the skirmish.
“If he runs, it’s beautiful. I will hunt him down and knock him down, and it will be a brutal beating. I prepare for whatever he brings to the table just as I prepare for every fight I’ve been through.
“I was faced with any adversity, ready to move from game plan A, B, D, D, all the way through the alphabet. That’s the game plan and how good my boxing is.
“Let’s see. I’m sure it’s going to be a very interesting fight. I’m sure to the crowd that we’re going to bring the fight to this stadium, that there’s that noise, that excitement. , it will make him jump a little bit.
“I’m sure he’s going to take a little risk, and we’ll see each other in that fight, and I’m sure it’s going to break out,” Kambosos said when asked if he was afraid that Haney wouldn’t get involved. family or not.
It’s hard to imagine Kambosos, a puncher who isn’t a puncher, being able to break Haney with the pressure he puts on him. Haney has too much size, skill, and ring knowledge to fold against the pressure Kambosos puts on him.
It is clear that Kambosos will need to put constant pressure on Haney if he is to win the skirmish because he will be outboxed if he stays outside, trying to win a decision.
