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Diasabra 4 Juni 2022

Kambosos-Haney set for world lightweight unifier Down Under

longtime trainer. the situation was a familiar world outside of Greece.
Australian Associated Press one to him. He’s touting the fight as
reported that Haney’s father “I’ve been doing it for five one of the biggest ever held
and his lead trainer, Ben Da- years — fighting overseas for Down Under.
vison, were denied entry vi- little money, for no belts and “This is two undefeated guys
sas. trying to get my shot,” Kam- who have so much to prove,
Yoel Judah, father of former bosos said. “This guy comes all the belts here in Austra-
world champion Zab Judah, for one trip and gets millions lia,” Kambosos said. “This is
who was knocked out by of dollars and they want me the biggest. I’m in the ulti-
another Australian Kostya to get the violin out for him!” mate shape of my career. Not
Tszyu in 2001, will instead One of those overseas fights the best shape —- the ulti-
be in Haney’s corner for the was at New York’s Madison mate shape.”
bout. Square Garden last Novem- The unification fight is
Haney said he’s going ahead ber, when Kambosos won the Kambosos’ first in Australia
with the fight because he lightweight belts with a vic- since 2017, when he moved
couldn’t turn down a chance tory over another American, first to the U.S. and then to
It’s a lightweight unifica- It’ll be a Sunday afternoon to become undisputed world Teofimo Lopez. It came after the Philippines to work as
tion fight that Australian start at the covered football champion in the lightweight Kambosos survived a 10th- Manny Pacquiao’s sparring
boxer George Kambosos stadium in Melbourne to division. round knockdown to win by partner. Five years ago when
has the most to lose, but coincide with the Saturday “My dad has been coaching split decision. he last fought in Australia, it
ultimately the most to night viewing times in the me over the phone as much Kambosos said he “could was before a crowd of 1,000
gain. U.S., where it will be tele- as he can,” Haney told AAP. have fought a no-name . . at the Melbourne Pavilion,
vised live on ESPN. “Things have definitely been . in my first big defense in where he beat Thailand’s
The 28-year-old Australian Haney won the vacant in- different without my father Australia” and made $3 to $4 Krai Sethaphon by TKO in
will put his WBA, IBF and terim WBC lightweight title here but the show must go million. But the fight might the ninth round.
WBO belts on the line on with a fourth-round stoppage on. Me and Yoel have been have only lasted two rounds, Kambosos said he hopes Pac-
Sunday at Melbourne’s Mar- over Zaur Abdullaev in Sep- getting our chemistry togeth- disappointing the local fans. quiao, who won 14 world
vel Stadium against Ameri- tember 2019, later elevated er and doing our thing and “I can’t do that. I’m the top titles in eight weight classes
can Devin Haney, who has to full status. He has since I have a great team around dog in the division but the and now is a senator in the
the WBC lightweight version defended his title four times, me.” underdog in this fight,” he Philippines after an unsuc-
— the one Kambosos covets. including his unanimous de- Kambosos said he wants said. “It’s exactly where I cessful presidential run in
Kambosos, with a record of cision over Jorge Linares in Haney’s father to be allowed want to be.” the May 9 election, will be
20-0 with 10 knockouts, will May last year in Las Vegas. into the country because he Kambosos was born in Syd- ringside on Sunday in Mel-
take on the 23-year-old San Haney arrived in Australia didn’t want anything to de- ney to parents of Greek de- bourne.
Francisco-born Haney (27- this week in an effort to be- flect from the outcome. scent and he expects a big “I’m hearing he’s going to
0, 15 by knockout) before an come the undisputed world “Let the man in — I want no boost from the fans in Mel- be here, so I look forward to
expected crowd of 50,000 to champion, and he was with- excuses,” Kambosos said. bourne — one of the larg- catching up with him,” Kam-
55,000. out his father Bill, who is his Otherwise, Kambosos said est Greek populations in the bosos said.

Former Giro champion Dumoulin to retire at end of season

BRUSSELS (AP) — For- Giro. on Instagram. “Many times, the load in training or races the desired performances.”
mer Giro d’Italia cham- and especially this year, it has gets higher, I suffer fatigue, Dumoulin, a time-trial spe-
pion Tom Dumoulin an- “I decided that 2022 will be been a frustrating path, at aches, and injuries instead cialist who also won stages
nounced Friday that he my last year as a professional which my body felt tired and of improving. The effort in in all three Grand Tours,
will retire at the end of cyclist,” Dumoulin wrote still does feel tired. As soon as training did often not lead to claimed the 2017 Giro and
the season, saying the sac- finished second in the Tour
rifices he makes no longer de France a year later. But
bring the results he wants. he struggled with injuries in
recent seasons and said when
Dumoulin’s contract with he announced his break
the Jumbo-Visma team ends from cycling that he also was
at the conclusion of this sea- weighed down by the pres-
son. The Dutch cyclist re- sure to perform.
turned to racing last year, six
months after taking a break He said Friday he believed
from the sport to consider his he could have gotten back to
future following a burn-out. his “full potential on the bike.
The 31-year-old former But that would be a long and
time-trial world champion patient road, with no guaran-
has been through a disap- tees of success. I choose not
pointing year and abandoned to take that road, but to quit
his most recent race, the my active cycling instead and
to take a new and unknown
path.”

Dumoulin will now decide
with his team on a program
for the remainder of the sea-
son. He said he aims to com-
pete at the road world cham-
pionships in Australia later
this year, with the hope that
he will be able to “get the best
out of (himself) in the time
trial one last time.”