HANEY VS. KAMBOSOS 2 PRESS CONFERENCE, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN VIDEO
Melbourne, Australia (October 13th, 2022)– Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney will face George Kambosos Jr. this weekend in a rematch of their bout in June that Haney won by unanimous decision to secure all four belts.
The rematch, like the first fight, will be contested in Melbourne, Australia — Haney’s home country — on Saturday (ESPN, 10:30 p.m. ET, with prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+).
In the past two years, Haney (28-0, 15 KOs), 23, of San Francisco, has beaten Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jorge Linares, Joseph “JoJo” Diaz and Kambosos. He was recently named the best fighter under the age of 25 by ESPN.
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Saturday, 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+: Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall, for the undisputed women’s middleweight championship; Mikaela Mayer vs. Alycia Baumgardner, for Mayer’s WBO and IBF women’s junior lightweight titles and Baumgardner’s WBC women’s junior lightweight title.
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+: Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr. 2 undercard featuring Andrew and Jason Moloney.
Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+: Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr. 2, for the undisputed lightweight championship.
“I’m expecting a hungry and determined Kambosos [in the rematch],” Haney said during a news conference in August to announce the fight. “I will be prepared for any adjustment he brings. This is a great opportunity to gain more Aussie fans and add to my legacy.”
Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs), 29, of Sydney, scored a big upset with a split decision victory over Teofimo Lopez Jr. in November 2021. He was scheduled to face Vasiliy Lomachenko last June, but Lomachenko decided to remain at home in Ukraine with his family during the Russian war and Haney took advantage of his opportunity.
“I am looking forward to [the fight],” Kambosos said. “And that’s where I will do my talking. Inside the ring.”
Where can I watch the Haney-Kambosos 2 fight card on Saturday?
The Haney-Kambosos 2 fight card broadcast will begin on ESPN at 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The undercard broadcast will start at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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How do I stream the fights?
The fights will be available to stream on mobile devices using the ESPN App.
The undercard will begin at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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This is what the main event fighters had to say.
Devin Haney
“We’ve definitely made some adjustments, learned from the first fight. Obviously, we all know he’s going to come with a different game plan. The same things that worked in the first fight may not work as good in the second fight, so we’re preparing for it all.”
“We just have to see how the fight plays out. We’re prepared to win by any means necessary, so that’s our main focus is winning. If a knockout comes, then it comes, but my main focus is winning.”
“He definitely should’ve been humbled, but at the end of the day, his head got big. It got to his head.”
“I enjoy the process, every step of it. I enjoy the whole process, and I’m excited for the press conference tomorrow and the weigh-ins.”
“He’s making up every excuse in the book. He said he wasn’t going to, but now they’re saying I was holding, it was this, it was that. Whatever you want to say, he can keep saying it. The talk doesn’t matter. I’m going to go in there and do what I’m going to do regardless. No matter what referee is in there, no matter where the fight is at, it doesn’t matter.”
George Kambosos Jr.
“I feel a lot of energy, very relaxed, very zoned in. Like I said, I’m a fighter. I’m not trying to do anything else. It’s going great, going fantastic. We’re very focused. We’re very zoned in and hungry for victory. That’s all.”
“When I went back to that dressing room {after the first fight}, my mindset changed right away. I’m a challenger again. I wasn’t upset. I’m in a familiar place, and this is where I’ve been most of my career. Doubt me? No problem. I love when they doubt me. I love when they think I have no chance. That’s OK. We’ll prove them wrong once again.”
“We’ve come with a fantastic game plan, so we’re ready for whatever. If he brings whatever style, if he’s the same style, if he brings somehow an Arturo Gatti kind of style, which I doubt very highly, let’s see. Let’s see on Sunday what he tries. Man to man, let’s fight!”
“I have a smaller team. I don’t have too much of an entourage, but I got a team I’m very comfortable with. I’m taking it old school. I’m going back to what got me there.”
Follow the Top Rank YouTube Channel for daily fight week content ahead of Haney-Kambosos 2. Haney and Kambosos recently sat down for the first time since their June showdown. Click here to see what they had to say.
The full card:
Title fight: Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr., 12 rounds, for Haney’s WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA lightweight titles
Jason Moloney vs. Nawaphon Kaikanha, 12 rounds, bantamweights
Andrew Moloney vs. Norbelto Jimenez, 10 rounds, bantamweights
Cherneka Johnson vs. Susie Ramadan, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
John Mannu vs. Adrian Sosa, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
Hemi Ahio vs. Faiga Opelu, 8 rounds, heavyweights
David Nyika vs. Titi Motusaga, 6 rounds, cruiserweights
Lorenzo Simpson vs. Marcus Heywood, 8 rounds, middleweights
Amari Jones vs. Tej Pratap Singh, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
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