adminMELBOURNE. – Undefeated American Devin Haney became boxing’s first undisputed lightweight champion in 32 years with a unanimous points victory over George Kambosos.
WBC title holder Haney defended his belt for a fifth time and took Australian Kambosos’ WBA (Super), IBF and WBO titles in Melbourne.
Haney is the first undisputed lightweight champion since Pernell Whitaker in 1990 and the first in the four-belt era, which began in 2004.
“This is a dream come true,” he said. All three judges scored the bout in Haney’s favour, 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110.
Haney is the eighth male boxer to hold all four belts, WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO, at the same time following Bernard Hopkins (middleweight), Jermain Taylor (middleweight), Terence Crawford (light-welterweight), Oleksandr Usyk (cruiserweight), Josh Taylor (light-welterweight), Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (super-middleweight) and Jermell Charlo (light-middleweight). – BBC Sport.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter