In spite of everything, Devin Haney could have his largest fan by his aspect.
BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Invoice Haney, Devin’s father/head coach/supervisor, has obtained a journey visa that can permit him to journey overseas to Melbourne. The last-minute growth leaves a small window of alternative, although efforts are being made to safe a flight for the older Haney to reach in Australia on Sunday morning in time for Devin Haney’s undisputed light-weight championship conflict with George Kambosos Jr. from Sydney.
The struggle will happen on Sunday afternoon native time at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. ESPN will televise the cardboard reside beginning Saturday evening at 9:00 pm ET/Sunday at 11:00 am AEST. Las Vegas’ Haney (27-Zero, 15KOs) places his WBC light-weight belt on the road for the fifth time in opposition to Kambosos (20-Zero, 10KOs), who’s defending his lineal/WBA/IBF/WBO championship for the primary time.
Haney, 23, was pressured to depart his father behind when making the journey to Melbourne greater than two weeks in the past. Invoice Haney had each intention of touring together with his son, solely to seek out out on the time that his visa standing had not but been accepted. His utility was delayed attributable to a evaluate of his drug conviction from almost 30 years in the past, for which he served greater than a 12 months in jail.
Australian visa guidelines state that offenders who’ve served 12 months or extra in jail will not be eligible to qualify for an ETA (digital journey authority) or eVisitor visa required for short-term visits. Invoice Haney pre-filed his prison report in hopes of avoiding this situation, although the difficulty remained unresolved as of Thursday evening PT.
A contingency plan had already been established in case Invoice Haney was unable to make the journey. Yoel Judah, Invoice’s mentor and shut household good friend, was tapped to steer Haney’s nook within the largest struggle of his profession thus far.
Now there’s a likelihood that Invoice Haney will arrive within the nation in time to coach his son in a bid to grow to be the youngest undisputed champion within the four-belt period.
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Jake Donovan is a senior author for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox