Beautiful moment caps Haney-Kambosos mega show

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After the brutal theatre worked up by Devin Haney and George Kambosos inferior successful the ringing connected Sunday, their fathers took centre signifier successful a heart-warming moment.

As the Kambosos property league wrapped up pursuing the Australian's decision by unanimous decision, Haney's begetter emerged from the backmost of the country to talk with Kambosos.

"I came to get a representation with you, baby," Bill Haney said.

"You got truthful overmuch combat successful you.

"I was pursuing you connected Instagram. We watched everything that you did.

"We've ne'er studied a combatant arsenic overmuch arsenic we've studied you guys.

"We've got the utmost respect for you guys."

Kambosos' begetter brushed disconnected the vicious build-up to the rematch and had towering praise for Haney.

"At the extremity of the day, everything that leads up to a combat — it's astir the emotion and wanting to win," Jim Kambosos said.

"You've got a precise talented young boy. He's going to beryllium 1 of the greatest. Thing is, he's got George's number. We don't person Devin's."

Kambosos withstands Haney barrage

Haney's triumph implicit the 29-year-old Kambosos astatine Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena saw him clasp his WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight belts.

The 23-year-old American had taken implicit from Kambosos arsenic the undisputed lightweight champion successful a unanimous-decision triumph astatine Melbourne's Marvel Stadium successful June.

"Full respect to my man," Kambosos' begetter said to Haney aft Sunday's property conference.

"At the extremity of the day, mate, I'm conscionable truthful gladsome that not lone did you instrumentality the archetypal fight; you came backmost to Australia and fundamentally gave that combat the respect it needed to travel backmost for a rematch."

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