In the main event of a Top Rank card at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, George Kambosos Jr. will fight for his WBO, WBA, IBF and WBC "franchise" lightweight titles against the winner of a scheduled 10-round fight between the winner of a bout between the Prelims are at 7:30 on the ESPYS.
Kambosos won his titles by unanimous decision against Teofimo Lopez Jr. He was supposed to face the Ukrainian, but he stayed in his country after the Russians invaded.
Stay for the results and analysis.
Kambosos made one final push and it was a formality. It was too good to be true. The fight was won by him in the last round. If the judges agree, we will know. The score was 10-9. There are 118-110 people in this picture.
The hard charging Kambosos lands a few solid shots, but Haney makes him pay when he misses. The score was 10-9. It's Haney.
George Kambosos is trying to land a big shot in the 10th round. In the late stages, he is doing his best work. Kambosos, 10. The score was 98-94, Haney.
Kambosos won the ninth round on this card. He is breaking through with a few effective shots. His eye is swollen. In those two wins, Haney faded. Is Kambosos able to rally? The score was 89-82.
George Kambosos began to press harder in the 8th round. He is being dominated but his will is still strong. It needs to land quickly. The score was 10-9. The score was 80-72.
Kambosos' face is showing the effects of the attack. The face of the man is clean. The man is dominating. The score was 10-9. The score was 70-63.
George Kambosos lands a left hook but before he can follow up, he has to be tied up. Kambosos has a swollen left eye. Halfway through, he was in control. The score was 10-9. The score was 60-54.
This is starting to look like a vintage Floyd Floyd performance. He controlled the action with his jab and pace. Kambosos doesn't have an answer yet. He cannot get inside the jab. The score was 10-9. The score was 50-45.
The jab is being followed by the right hand by the man. George Kambosos' eyes are getting bigger. He needs to make a change in the fight. The score was 10-9. 40 degrees, Haney.
The fight has been tactical so far. Kambosos' defensive skills were too much for him through three. Haney didn't make him pay. The score was 10-9. 30 and 27.
The jab is controlling the action in round 2. Kambosos' rhythm is being disrupted by the lead jab. The champion did connect with his hands, but not enough. The score was 10-9. It was 20-18 in Haney.
In the first round, George Kambosos Jr. is looking for the same punch that dropped Teofimo Lopez in the opening round. The score was 10-9.
Next is the fight.
Michael Buffer is doing a fighter introduction. Kambosos was the first one.
There is a person in the ring. The flags of Australia and Greece are next to George Kambosos Jr.
He returned to Australia with a statement.
In the main support bout to George Kambosos Jr., he scored a third-round knockout of his opponent.
The referee stepped in as Palicte was falling down a second time after he was floored by Moloney. The time of the stop was 3:05.
The twin brother of Andrew Moloney, who was also set to compete on this card, is ranked No. 7 in the bantamweight division. Moloney had lost to Naoya Inoue in the seventh round in 2020.
The 31 year old from the Philippines lost for the third time in six fights.
Lucas Browne knocked Junior Fa out in the first round of their fight.
Lucas Browne knocked out Junior Fa in the first round.
Browne sent Fa to the mat with an overhand right on the ear and finished him off with a single right hand to the head.
Browne had the biggest win of his career in 2016 when he scored a 10th-round knockout of a faded Ruslan Chagaev, but lost three fights inside the distance since then.
Fa was competing for the first time since dropping a decision to JosephParker in February 2021.
There was a majority draw in the junior middleweight bout.
The bout was scored by one judge but overruled by two others.
An exciting scrap between two domestic level fighters from Australia, but couldn't produce a winner. The bout was the last one before the main event.
The five-round women's flyweight bout was won by Taylah Robertson with a unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout on a scale of 1 to 45. Robertson had never fought at 112 pounds.
Robertson will return to Australia in 10 days to fight again. He lost for the first time as a pro.
Yoel Angeloni made his pro debut with a unanimous decision victory over Ken Aitken.
A clash of heads caused the 18-year-old to have a gash over his left eye. He was a member of the Cuban National Youth Team and went on to become an amateur.
Angeloni was promoted by Lou DiBella. Atken lost his first fight.
The junior lightweight Pom Thanawut Phetkum defeated Hussein Fayad by a score of 40-36, 40-36 and 40-36.