Earlier today in Brisbane, Australia, former WBO welterweight champ Jeff Horn took out countryman Anthony Mundine in the opening round of a much-hyped middleweight clash, a fight that had plenty of trash-talk beforehand.
Jeff Horn (19-1-1, 13 KOs) looked like a new man on Friday night in smashing former 168 lb world champion Anthony Mundine (48-9, 28 KOs) by a 1st round knockout in front of a huge crowd of onlookers at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The latest edition of Breakfast and Boxing on ESPN+ will be streamed live from Down Under this Friday, as former welterweight world champion Jeff “The Hornet” Horn and former two-time super middleweight world champion Anthony “The Man” Mundine will settle a long-simmering Australian grudge match in a 12-rounder from Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
Well that didn’t take long. Former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn took to social media minutes ago, to both congratulate Manny Pacquiao on his big stoppage win over Lucas Matthysse and to call him out for a rematch.
Terence Crawford made his first fight at 147 on Saturday night in stopping WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn in the 9th round in a premature stoppage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Bud” Crawford, the former lightweight and undisputed junior welterweight world champion, stopped Jeff Horn in the ninth round to win the WBO welterweight title in front of 8,112 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Jeff Horn 148 vs. Terence Crawford 146.5
Jose Pedraza 135 vs Antonio Moran 134.4
Jose Benavidez 146.5 vs Frank Rojas 147.
At the pre-fight press conference for his WBO welterweight title clash with Jeff Horn in Las Vegas on Thursday, challenger Terence Crawford was quick to dismiss comparisons between himself and former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao – but there are a number of ways in which the Omaha-native should be looking to emulate the legendary Filipino fighter on Saturday night.
Terence “Bud” Crawford looks to conquer a third weight class when he battles WBO welterweight champion Jeff “The Hornet” Horn, Saturday, June 9 at 9:30 p.m.
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn is out in Las Vegas putting the finishing touches on his training ahead of his big June 9 defence against slick pound-for-pound entrant Terence Crawford, and the unbeaten Australian warrior is aiming to silence his critics in the biggest way – by knocking out Crawford.