Devin “The Dream” Haney defeated George “Ferocious” Kambosos Jr by unanimous decision to become the undisputed lightweight champion of the world by taking the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Organization (WBO) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles.
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Haney put out world class performance in a twelve-round, unanimous decision win over George Kambosos Jr.
The bout was televised by ESPN Saturday May 4, 2022 in front of packed crowd of 41,129 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
How much did Kambosos make against Haney?
Despite losing the bout 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110, Kambosos did go home with a hefty paycheck.
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According to TotalSportal, Kambosos was guaranteed $10 million USD ($A13.88m) compared to Haney’s $2.8 million ($A3.9m) guaranteed.
In furtherance, TotalSportal indicated that Kambosos was to earn 70 percent of all pay-per-view revenue, compared to Haney’s 30 per cent.
News Corp also reported that Kambosos’ guaranteed purse was $US7 million ($A9.7m).
The money Kambosos reportedly earned during his bout with Haney is by far the biggest in Australian boxing history, dwarfing the $3m AUD that Anthony Mundine earned for his third bout with Danny Green in 2017 (per News Corp).
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