DEVIN \u201cThe Dream\u201d HANEY<\/strong>\u00a0(USA)<\/p>\n WBC Lightweight World Champion \/ 6th Title Defense<\/p>\n Age: 23 \/ Date of birth: November 17, 1998<\/p>\n Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada \/ Birthplace: San Francisco, California<\/p>\n Record: 28-0, 15 KOs \/ Total rounds: 174 \/ World championship fights: 5-0, 0 KOs<\/p>\n Height: 5’9″ \u2013 175cm \/ Reach: 72″ \u2013 183cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n Advisor-trainer: Bill Haney<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GEORGE \u201cFerocious\u201d KAMBOSOS JR.<\/strong>\u00a0(Australia)<\/p>\n Ranked WBC No. 3 at Lightweight \/ Former WBC Franchise Lightweight World Champion<\/p>\n Age: 29 \/ Date of birth: June 14, 1993<\/p>\n Residence, birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia<\/p>\n Record: 20-1, 10 KOs \/ Total rounds: 142 \/ World championship fights: 1-1, 0 KOs<\/p>\n Height: 5’9.5 \u2013 176cm \/ Reach: 68 ” \u2013 173cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n Managers: Jim Kambosos, Peter Kahn \/ Trainer: To be announced<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WBC LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/strong> <\/p>\n WBC TOP 10 LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US)<\/p>\n 2. Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico)<\/p>\n 3. Roberto Duran (Panama)<\/p>\n 4. Carlos Ortiz (Puerto Rico)<\/p>\n 5. Pernell Whitaker (US)<\/p>\n 6. Alexis Arguello (Nicaragua)<\/p>\n 7. Hector Camacho (Puerto Rico)<\/p>\n 8. Ismael Laguna (Panama)<\/p>\n 9. Esteban De Jesus (Puerto Rico)<\/p>\n 10. Edwin Rosario (Puerto Rico)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n 40 world champions have been recognized by the WBC, seven of whom have regained the title:<\/p>\n Carlos Ortiz (Puerto Rico), Ismael Laguna (Panama), Mando Ramos (US), Jose Luis Ramirez (Mexico), Stevie Johnston (US), Jose Luis Castillo (Mexico), Antonio DeMarco (Mexico).<\/p>\n 128 lightweight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MEMORABLE WBC LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n June 5, 2022 Devin Haney W12 George Kambosos Jr. \u2013 Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n Nov. 27 2021 George Kambosos Jr. W12 Teofimo Lopez (Franchise) \u2013 New York, New York<\/p>\n May 29, 2021 Devin Haney W12 Jorge Linares \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n Oct. 17, 2020 Teofimo Lopez W12 Vasiliy Lomachenko (Franchise) \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n Nov. 9, 2019 Devin Haney W12 Alfredo Santiago \u2013 Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n Aug. 31, 2019 Vasiliy Lomachenko W12 Luke Campbell \u2013 London, England<\/p>\n July 28, 2018 Mikey Garcia W12 Robert Easter Jr. \u2013 Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n Jan. 28, 2017 Mikey Garcia KO3 Dejan Zlaticanin \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n May 30, 2015 Jorge Linares TKO10 Kevin Mitchell \u2013 London, England<\/p>\n July 27, 2013 Omar Figueroa Jr. W12 Nihito Arakawa \u2013 San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n Nov. 17, 2012 Adrien Broner TKO8 Antonio DeMarco \u2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/p>\n Oct. 15, 2011 Antonio DeMarco TKO11 Jorge Linares \u2013 Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n Dec. 4, 2010 Humberto Soto W12 Urbano Antillon \u2013 Anaheim, California<\/p>\n Feb. 6, 2010 Edwin Valero TKO9 Antonio DeMarco \u2013 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon<\/p>\n June 28, 2008 Manny Pacquiao TKO9 David Diaz \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n Oct. 7, 2006 Joel Casamayor W12 Diego Corrales \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n May 7, 2005 Diego Corrales TKO10 Jos\u00e9 Luis Castillo \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n Dec. 4, 2004 Jos\u00e9 Luis Castillo W12 Joel Casamayor \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n Apr. 20, 2002 Floyd Mayweather Jr. W12 Jos\u00e9 Luis Castillo \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n Feb. 27, 1999 Stevie Johnston W12 Cesar Bazan \u2013 Miami, Florida<\/p>\n Nov. 27, 1993 Miguel Angel Gonzalez TKO11 Wilfrido Rocha \u2013 Mexico City, Distrito Federal<\/p>\n May 19, 1990 Pernell Whitaker W12 Azumah Nelson \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n Aug. 20, 1989 Pernell Whitaker W12 Jos\u00e9 Luis Ramirez \u2013 Norfolk, Virginia<\/p>\n Oct. 9, 1988 Julio Cesar Chavez TW11 Jos\u00e9 Luis Ramirez \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n Oct. 10, 1987 Jos\u00e9 Luis Ramirez KO5 Cornelius Boza-Edwards \u2013 Paris, France<\/p>\n June 13, 1986 Hector Camacho W12 Edwin Rosario \u2013 New York, New York<\/p>\n May 1, 1983 Edwin Rosario W12 Jos\u00e9 Luis Ramirez \u2013 San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/p>\n Oct. 3, 1981 Alexis Arguello TKO14 Ray Mancini \u2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/p>\n Apr. 17, 1979 Jim Watt TKO12 Antonio Pitalua \u2013 Glasgow, Scotland<\/p>\n Feb. 27, 1975 Guts Ishimatsu W15 Ken Buchanan \u2013 Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n Jan. 21, 1978 Roberto Duran TKO12 Esteban DeJesus \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n June 28, 1972 Mando Ramos W15 Pedro Carrasco \u2013 Madrid, Spain<\/p>\n Apr. 7, 1963 Carlos Ortiz TKO13 Doug Vaillant \u2013 San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/p>\n By James Blears<\/p>\n Devin Haney who is the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO Lightweight champion, gives George Kambosos Jr a chance to rectify his only defeat, in a rematch, this time at the Rod Laver Arena, in Melbourne Australia hovering between Saturday October 15th<\/sup> and the next day, depending upon if you`re Down Under, or way yonder on the other side of the World.<\/p>\n In their first encounter at the Marvel Stadium, Melbourne on June 5th<\/sup>, Devin lived up to his nickname \u201cThe Dream,\u201d by boxing with finesse and aplomb to win a convincing UD.\u00a0 In so doing he took away George`s perfect record, adding the other titles to his Green and Gold laurels.<\/p>\n It`s remarkable to consider that Devin is still only twenty three years young.\u00a0 His record is 28-0, 15KO`s. While George who is six years older is now 20-1, 10 KO`s.\u00a0 Devin was so confident in his ability to decipher any potential puzzles or teasers, that he strolled straight into the lion`s den, and agreed to saunter back there all over again for the hitherto stipulated rematch.<\/p>\n Devin`s superbly accurate left jab paved the way to his success, keeping George at distance off balance, preventing him from closing the gap. It stymied George from launching a two fisted onslaught, frustrating him. George wasn`t able to live up to his nickname of Ferocious, because a master class of boxing excellence neutralized him.<\/p>\n Watching and assessing the fight, it`s evident how exceptional Devin`s timing, footwork and handiwork is. He is a master craftsman. George often held his left hand low and Devin ruthlessly exploited this time and again with single and double jabs. George landed a big right in the second, which Devin walked straight into and then a left hook. But Devin weathered both well. In round three Devin landed a sharp left right combination and George replied with a solid counter right, but was only having fleeting spasmodic single punch success with an elusive opponent. Devin`s concentration and ring generalship were spiking George,s firepower. Dampening his keg of gunpowder.<\/p>\n It wasn`t until round eight that George briefly managed to close the distance, but it quickly reverted to Devin dominance with George being smartingly outsmarted. Going into the final round Devin held a 74-34 jab connect advantage and an overall connect sway of 136-104 punches. He had imposed his style on George, outfoxing and out-boxing him by a country mile.<\/p>\n Prior to the opening bell, George who`d been in a huddle with his team in the dressing room had been taut and wound up tighter than a coiled spring. Natural adrenaline and testosterone seemed to be oozing out of his pores, but this didn`t flow to his fists and infuse them.\u00a0 Pale, purposeful and utterly \u00a0determined to do his home fans proud, he was altogether too pent up and overwrought.<\/p>\n A very different fight he`d fought against Teofimo Lopez to win his titles. Teo vowed to blast him out in round one, but it was George who dropped Teo to the canvass in that torrid opening stanza. Then a \u00a0fearsome two and fro, give and take slugfest tear up, \u00a0testing George`s resolve to the limit and far beyond it, when he was decked in the tenth, but got up and fought on to the end, which brought him a well- deserved split decision victory. Captain Fantastic!<\/p>\n In a very different fight against Devin, he just couldn`t get past that jarring left jab, which reddened his face, and markedly altered his pace.\u00a0 It possessed and contained the ticking regularity of the Greenwich Time signal. It didn`t clock face George, but kept him in check and at bay, so he was unable to land the big hand and reach high noon. Checkmate!<\/p>\n Devin who now believes he has George`s measure and can perfectly time his tempo, has generously said that even if George loses to him again, he still has a bright future in boxing. But for a man as proud and as ambitious as George, nothing short of outright victory in this rematch, leading to redemption will be sufficient.<\/p>\n Devin appears to be holding all the aces in his hands and close to his chest, so George must pull out a wild card, to bust the flush. The key to this lies in Devin`s fight against sturdy veteran Jorge Linares. At the time of that fight Devin was twenty two and Jorge was thirty five, but far from his dotage! \u00a0Devin started like a train on fire. Forty one jabs in round one. He then unleashed uppercuts, went to the body and exploited his full and diverse gamut of punches.<\/p>\n Jorge who is lean and tough, took a lot of punishment to cut the distance and exchange albeit numerically unevenly. Yet, Jorge started to find success with the right hook and the right- cross. This irked, nettled and unsettled Devin, rather than really hurt him, and several times he appeared irritated as well as a touch flustered\u2026momentarily. Not unnatural for a wunderkind who`s used to getting all his own way.<\/p>\n It took patient Jorge until the ninth round to land a really solid left right combination and a left hook. Then, a couple of seconds before the end of the tenth, a sweetly placed right hook, wobbled Devin, the bell rang and Jorge ushered the unsteady, lurching young man\u00a0 to the corner with a matador like gesture in the flamboyant style of flourishing a cape. Devin was badly hurt for the first time in his career. It says a lot about his conditioning, character and intelligence that he didn`t get caught like that again. He`d been on the horns of a dilemma and passed the test.\u00a0 A convincing UD for Devin, but there had been some uncomfortable moments and that one mighty momentary scare.<\/p>\n For this second fight with Devin, George must apply constant pressure, transforming a boxing match into a pitched battle worthy of his ancestors the Spartans. He`ll never outbox Devin. His chance is in outfighting him by transforming this into a short range, long haul brawl. To achieve it he must take huge risks and wade through a torrent of poignant left jabs, to land his very own cascade of leather. That dangling left hand must be corrected, rectified and defensively brought up to protect his chin. He must go to the body to sap plus drain reservoir reserves of energy, cut off the ring, drive Devin back from its center and on to the ropes, removing Devin from his comfort zone.<\/p>\n Devin is all too aware of what is at stake and that George is even more focused and ravenous this time around. Another win for Devin will cement his legacy in this rivalry and relegate George within it. Rod Laver was a master technician and tactician on the court. But\u2026this isn`t tennis.\u00a0 George has to push the boundaries within the ropes. Hard but fair, as I`m sure it will be. After all\u2026anything which deviated from that, simply wouldn`t be cricket!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Devin-Haney-George-Kambosos-II-819x12020\/024.jpg\")
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\n1. Carlos Ortiz (P. Rico) 1963 \u2013 1965
\n2. Ismael Laguna (Pan) 1965
\n3. Carlos Ortiz (P. Rico) * 1965 \u2013 1968
\n4. Carlos Teo Cruz (Dom .R.) 1968 \u2013 1969
\n5. Mando Ramos (US) 1969 \u2013 1970
\n6. Ismael Laguna (Pan)* 1970
\n7. Pedro Carrasco (Spain) 1971 \u2013 1972
\n8. Mando Ramos (US) * 1972
\n9. Erubey Carmona (Mex) 1972
\n10. Rodolfo Gonzalez (Mex) 1972 \u2013 1974
\n11. Ishimatsu Suzuki (Japan) 1974 \u2013 1976
\n12. Esteban De Jesus (P. Rico) 1976 \u2013 1978
\n13. Roberto Duran (Pan) 1978
\n14. Jim Watt (GB) 1979 \u2013 1981
\n15. Alexis Arguello (Nic) 1981 \u2013 1983
\n16. Edwin Rosario (P. Rico) 1983 \u2013 1984
\n17. Jose Luis Ramirez (M\u00e9x) 1984 \u2013 1985
\n18. Hector Camacho (P. Rico) 1985 \u2013 1987
\n19. Jose Luis Ram\u00edrez (M\u00e9x) * 1987 \u2013 1988
\n20. Julio Cesar Chavez (M\u00e9x) 1988
\n21. Pernell Whitaker (US) 1989 \u2013 1991
\n22. Miguel Angel Gonzalez (Mex) 1992 \u2013 1995
\n23. Jean Baptiste Mendy (Fra) 1996 \u2013 1997
\n24. Stevie Johnston (US) 1997 \u2013 1998
\n25. Cesar Bazan (Mex) 1998 \u2013 1999
\n26. Steve Johnston (US) * 1999 \u2013 2000
\n27. Jose Luis Castillo (Mex) 2000 \u2013 2002
\n28. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (US) 2002 \u2013 2003
\n29. Jose Luis Castillo (Mex) * 2004 \u2013 2005
\n30. Diego Corrales (US) 2005
\n31. Jose A. Santa Cruz (US) Interim 2006
\n32. David Diaz (US) Interim 2006 \u2013 2008
\n33. Joel Casamayor (Cuba) 2007
\n34. Manny Pacquiao (Phil) 2008
\n35. Edwin Valero (Venezuela) 2009 \u2013 2010
\n36. Antonio De Marco (Mex) Interim 2009 \u2013 2010
\n37. Humberto Soto (Mexico) 2010 \u2013 2011
\n38. Antonio De Marco (Mexico) * 2011 \u2013 2012
\n39. Adrien Broner (US) 2012 \u2013 2013
\n40. Omar Figueroa (Mex\/US) 2014
\n41. Jorge Linares (Venezuela) 2014 \u2013 2016
\n42. Dejan Zlaticanin (Montenegro) 2016 \u2013 2017
\n43. Mikey Garcia (US) 2018 \u2013 2019
\n44. Vasiliy Lomachenko (Ukraine) Franchise Champion 2019 \u2013 2020
\n45. Devin Haney (US) 2019 \u2013 current
\n46. Teofimo Lopez (Honduras\/US) Franchise Champion 2020 \u2013 2021
\n47. Ryan Garcia (US) Interim 2021
\n48. George Kambosos Jr. (Aust) Franchise Champion 2021 \u2013 2022
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