Report: George Kambosos vs. Devin Haney Title Fight Agreed; Bout Set for June 5

George Kambosos and Devin Haney will reportedly face off for the undisputed lightweight championship on June 5 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, per ESPN's Mike Coppinger. 

Per that report, the deal between the two fighters "includes a rematch clause if Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) wins, sources said. In the event Kambosos (20-0, 10 KOs) loses and exercises his right to a return bout, that fight also would take place in his native Australia."

Kambosos holds all four lightweight titles and was originally scheduled to face Vasiliy Lomachenko. But Lomachenko decided to stay in his native Ukraine amidst Russia's invasion of the country. 

"How can anyone question, the fight he's going through right now is much bigger than any boxing match," Kambosos' promoter, Lou DiBella, told Coppinger last week. "We made a deal with him, the deal was literally done before the invasion, we wanted to give him any chance within reason with our allowable timetable. We have nothing but the utmost respect for his decision."

In the meantime, Kambosos and Haney traded barbs:

The 28-year-old Kambosos upset Teofimo Lopez in November, putting himself firmly in the spotlight in the process. Lopez, 24, was considered one of the burgeoning stars in boxing (and still may be), but Kambosos knocked him down in the first round and battered him pretty well en route to a split-decision victory. 

The 23-year-old Haney, meanwhile, continued his ascension in 2021 victories over Jorge Linares and Joseph Diaz Jr., his third and fourth defenses of the WBC lightweight title. 

Kambosos is currently the top-ranked lightweight, per ESPN, while Haney is No. 4. Lomachenko is ranked No. 2, while Gervonta Davis comes in at No. 3 and Lopez rounds out the top five.