Kambosos-Haney Fight Preview & Betting Odds
Attendance record
Kambosos will be going all-out to successfully defend his WBA, WBO, IBF and Ring Magazine lightweight world titles when he goes head-to-head with WBC title-holder Devin Haney at the Marvel Stadium, Melbourne on 4th June. This bout could well smash the Australian attendance record which currently stands at 51,026, set when Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn did battle in 2017.
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Four straight wins
With a record of 27-0-0, including 15 knockouts, Haney heads into this battle on the back of four straight victories by unanimous decisions, with the latest of these coming against Joseph Diaz in December 2021. For his part, Kambosos enjoys a record of 20-0-0 with 10 knockouts and he enters the fight having stunned Teófimo López with a fine split-decision victory on 27th November in New York to haul his way to the summit of the division.
Lomachenko plan
The original plan was for Kambosos to go up against Vasiliy Lomachenko (16-2, 11 knockouts), however this fight was never officially announced and Lomachenko was forced to bow out after he was required to join Ukraine's military forces once Martial Law was declared with the invasion of Russian forces. Haney has long been eager to lock horns with Kambosos, the Bay Area fighter calling for the fight soon after his recent title defence when he got the better of Joseph Diaz on points in Las Vegas.
Ring rust
If you're of the opinion that ring rust could prove to be pivotal in determining the outcome here, Devin Haney has been more active in the ring than Kambosos. Haney's last outing was 5 months and 16 days ago while Kambosos was last in competitive action 5 months and 23 days ago. Haney's last five contests have been spread over 2 years, 8 months and 7 days, thus he has been in action once every 6 months and 15 days. Kambosos's last five bouts have been spread over 3 years and four months, therefore he has been in competitive action roughly once every eight months.
Stats
Kambosos
Age: 28
Height: 5' 9"
Reach: 68.1"
Stance: Orthodox
Wins: 20
Losses: 0
Draws: 0
KOs: 10
KO Ratio: 50%
Haney
Age: 23
Height: 5' 9"
Reach: 70.9"
Stance: Orthodox
Wins: 27
Losses: 0
Draws: 0
KOs: 15
KO Ratio: 56%
Betting Odds
The bookies make Haney favourite to come out on top here with most firms going 8/15 that he wins the bout outright while you can back Kambosos at 6/4 if you fancy an upset in this one. The statistics would suggest that Haney has the advantage here in terms of power with a knock out percentage of 56% compared with Kambosos's 50%. Haney also has a 3-inch reach advantage and at 23 is five years younger than his opponent. Indeed Kambosos is the less experienced of the two fighters with seven less fights to his name and he has fought 32 less professional rounds with a total of 130 compared to Haney's 162.
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Verdict
The bookmakers are favouring Haney in this one and to be fair, it's hard to disagree with this. Both fighters are undefeated as professionals, however the stats go in Haney's favour. He is a more experienced fighter than Kambosos although the latter holds all four lightweight titles and is currently the top-ranked lightweight. This looks set to be a closely-fought encounter and there may be little to choose between these fighters, however we'll be siding with Haney at general odds of 8/15 with many leading bookmakers offering some exclusive UK free bets and other promotions on this eagerly anticipated fight.