Champ hits Aussie star with savage truth bomb

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Devin Haney accused George Kambosos' campy of making excuses portion the champ's father and trainer declared, "My lad is going to footwear his ass" during a colourful property league up of Sunday's rematch.

Haney took objection to comments made by Kambosos' father, Jim, who said determination was a deficiency of urgency successful their country successful the archetypal combat and that US trainer Javiel Centeno "didn't execute the close instructions to George".

Jim Kambosos said he'll beryllium much vocal successful his son's country successful the rematch arsenic portion of an all-Australian crew.

That sparked a fiery effect from the satellite champion, who disputed claims by the Australian's campy that they've taken a low-key attack successful the pb up.

"They've been quiescent but each clip they unfastened their rima it's a antithetic excuse. They speech this quiescent worldly but they support making excuses," Haney said.

"Now it's the coach, past it was the referee, past it was 'I was holding', they've got each excuse successful the publication but wherefore did you occurrence your full squad if you genuinely thought I was holding excessively much?"

Kambosos was criticised by Haney successful the pb up to their archetypal combat for putting connected excessively overmuch of a show, saying helium should person stayed quiet.

Kambosos has done his champion to support a lid connected the trash speech for the 2nd bout, portion Haney's caller rubric arsenic champ has seen him much progressive connected societal media.

The 23-year-old undisputed champion was firing disconnected jabs and challenging rival fighters with plentifulness of bravado, without taking overmuch announcement of the information helium was warring Kambosos, connected the time the combat was made official.

The Sydney combatant told Wide World of Sports helium excessively fell nether the curse of being champ, wherever pridefulness and ego robbed his focus.

"I don't privation to talk, I don't privation to amusement excessively much. I don't privation to beryllium loud. Don't get maine incorrect I tin beryllium loud," Kambosos said.

"If I privation to speech I tin enactment up a batch of things astir Haney again but I don't privation to. I respect him arsenic a champion.

"But he's the 1 doing a batch of talking, he's precise distracted present he's arguing with everybody.

"Where helium is now, I person been there. The load helium has present with each the belts I've been there, wherever you go the hunted.

"Everyone wants your caput and everyone has got thing to say. For maine radical tin accidental immoderate they want. I've got thing to suffer now.

"I'm not reasoning astir thing but this fight. That's however I got caught up successful the past combat reasoning excessively acold ahead.

"He's got that distraction now, everyone is wondering who he's going to combat next. Everyone thinks he's going to get maine existent easy."

When is Kambosos vs. Haney 2?

Amid disapproval from boxing fans astir the validity of a rematch, some sides agreed to a sequel which volition instrumentality spot October 16 (October 15 successful the US).

Where is Kambosos vs. Haney 2?

The Kambosos squad has opted for a smaller venue for the rematch with a capableness of 14,000 astatine Rod Laver Arena.

It is importantly smaller than the 50,000-plus Marvel Stadium but the Australian is hoping to make a much aggravated atmosphere.

How to ticker Devin Haney vs George Kambosos Jr 2 successful Australia

Boxing fans successful Australia tin ticker Devin Haney vs George Kambosos Jr 2 unrecorded watercourse connected Main Event oregon Kayo.

The commencement clip is scheduled for 11am AEDT. PPV terms is $59.95.

The main lawsuit fighters are expected to marque their mode to the ringing astatine astir 1.30 p.m. AEDT.

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Odds

(PalmerBet)

Devin Haney $1.15

George Kambosos $5.50

Who is Devin Haney?

Devin Haney is the existent WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF and The Ring lightweight satellite champion.

The 23-year-old improved his grounds to 28-0 erstwhile helium defeated Kambosos successful June, laying the level with his snapping jab.

Haney took the determination 116-112 x2 and 118-10 successful the end.

Devin Haney record, bio

Nationality: American
Born: November 17, 1998
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 71"
Total Fights: 28
Record: 28-0 (15 KOs)

George Kambosos record, bio

Nationality: Australian
Born: June 14, 1993
Height: 5' 9.5"
Reach: 68"
Total Fights: 21
Record: 20-1 (10 KOs)

Fight card

(Order subject to change)

Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr, 12 rounds, lightweight – Haney's undisputed lightweight title

Jason Moloney vs. Nawaphon Kaikanha, 12 rounds, bantamweight – last eliminator for WBC bantamweight title

Andrew Moloney vs. Norbelto Jimenez, 10 rounds, inferior bantamweight – vacant WBO International inferior bantamweight title

Cherneka Johnson vs. Susie Ramadan, 10 rounds, ace bantamweight – Johnson's IBF ace bantamweight title

Hemi Ahio vs. Faiga Opelu, 8 rounds, heavyweight

Lorenzo Simpson vs. Marcus Heywood, 8 rounds, middleweight

Amari Jones vs. Tej Pratap Singh, 6 rounds, ace welterweight

John Mannu vs. Adrian Sosa, 6 rounds, ace lightweight

David Nyika vs. Titi Motusaga, 6 rounds, cruiserweight

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