MELBOURNE: American Devin Haney kept his unbeaten record intact Sunday by battering Australian George Kambosos in a rematch to remain undisputed lightweight world champion.
The highly-rated 23-year-old successfully defended his WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO belts at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena in a unanimous points decision with one judge scoring the bout 119-109 in his favour, with the other two both having it 118-110.
Haney now looks set for a fight next with two-time Olympic champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.
“I went in with the jab but also wanted to show other tools in my arsenal,” said San Francisco-born Haney after pummeling Kambosos, who did well to still be there after 12…
