Jeff Horn

Jeff Horn
Statistics
Real name Jeffrey Christopher Horn Jr.
Nickname(s)
  • The Hornet
  • The Fighting Schoolteacher[1]
Weight(s)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Reach 173 cm (68 in)
Nationality Australian
Born (1988-02-04) 4 February 1988
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 20
Wins 18
Wins by KO 12
Losses 1
Draws 1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Arafura Games
2011 Darwin Light-welterweight

Jeffrey Christopher Horn Jr. (born 4 February 1988) is an Australian professional boxer who held the WBO welterweight title from 2017 to 2018.[2][3] As an amateur, Horn represented Australia at the 2012 Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals of the light-welterweight bracket.[4]

Amateur boxing career

As a relative newcomer to the sport, Horn won his first Australian title in 2009 and repeated the feat in 2011. He went on to win a silver medal at the Gee-Bee Tournament in Helsinki and compete at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku where he lost to eventual champion Everton Lopes in the second round. In 2012, he picked up his third Australian title and first Oceania title to earn a spot at the London Olympics.

2012 London Olympics

Results

Men's Light-welterweight (64 kg)[5]

  1. Round of 32 (1st Match): defeated Gilbert Choombe, Zambia (5)
  2. Round of 16 (2nd Match): defeated Abderrazak Houya, Tunisia (11)
  3. Quarter-finals (3rd Match): lost to Denys Berinchyk, Ukraine (21)

Professional boxing career

Early career

Horn made his professional debut in Altona North, Victoria, Australia on 1 March 2013 winning by 2nd-round technical knockout. In just his seventh pro bout he outpointed two time world title challenger and former IBF no.1 contender Naoufel Ben Rabah. On 27 April 2016, Horn faced former two-division world champion Randall Bailey. After dropping Bailey in the second round, Horn was knocked down in the third round. Horn won by TKO after Bailey refused to get up from his corner before round 8. On 21 October 2016, Horn fought Rico Mueller, and defeated the German by TKO in round 9. After the fight, the World Boxing Organization ranked him the #2 welterweight in the world. On 10 December 2016, Horn faced former IBO welterweight champion Ali Funeka, whom he stopped in the sixth round. With Top Rank promoter Bob Arum in attendance, his win set up a potential showdown with eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao.

Horn vs. Pacquiao

Horn signed up to face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on 23 April 2017 in Brisbane, Australia.[6] The announcement of the fight was met with relative surprise and disappointment due to Horn's limited exposure on the world stage, which led Pacquiao to comment "I don't know who Jeff Horn is". A tweet on 12 February by Pacquiao complicated negotiations when he said that he planned to fight in the United Arab Emirates. On 26 February, Pacquiao and Amir Khan announced that they had reached an agreement to fight, leaving Horn without an opponent. On 7 March the fight with Khan was called off and on 5 April a deal for the Pacquiao-Horn fight was reached. A press conference on 10 April signaled confirmation of the fight, which took place on 2 July 2017 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Horn defeated Pacquiao by a unanimous decision after 12 rounds.[7] CompuBox stats showed that Pacquiao landed 182 out of 573 punches thrown (32%), whilst Horn landed only 92 of 625 thrown (15%).[8][9]

The majority of media scored the fight in favour of Pacquiao.[10][11] In total, 12 of 15 media outlets scored the bout for Pacquiao, 2 of 15 outlets ruled in favor of Horn, and 1 scored a draw.[12] ESPN's Dan Rafael scored the fight 117-111 and ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas scored it 116-111, both for Pacquiao.[13] Boxing Scene had it 116-112 for Pacquiao[14], while CBS Sports scored the fight 114-114 even.[15] BoxNation's Steve Bunce scored the fight 115-113 for Horn.[16] Manny Pacquiao claimed Jeff Horn got away with numerous dirty tactics in the fight by using illegal blows including using elbows and headbutts, causing him to be cut on three different occasions during the fight.[17]

Rescore by WBO

In response to a formal request by the Philippine Games and Amusements Board, the WBO agreed to review the fight between Pacquiao and Horn. It was scored round-by-round by five anonymous judges, but the WBO stated that they do not have the power to reverse the original result of the fight.[18] The WBO rescored the fight in favor of Horn winning seven rounds, and Pacquiao winning five.[19]

First title defence

Initially, Horn was to give Pacquiao a rematch, but the rematch has been delayed until 2018. Instead, Horn made a voluntary defence against Gary Corcoran on 13 December 2017. Corcoran’s corner decided to throw in the towel in the eleventh round, thus Horn retained the title via TKO. Both fighters were cut during the fight, but Horn was leading on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage.

First loss

Horn was challenged by Terence Crawford on 9 June 2018 for the WBO welterweight title. Crawford defeated Horn via technical knockout in the ninth round, becoming the new WBO welterweight champion.[3]

Personal life

Horn lives in Brisbane and his father, Jeff Horn Sr., is a builder. Horn's mother, Liza Dykstra, works for the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. His grandfather, Ray Horn, fought in exhibition boxing matches in the Queensland outback during the 1930s.[1][20] His second cousin is Graham Quirk, the incumbent Lord Mayor of Brisbane.[21][22]

Horn holds a Bachelor of Education degree from Griffith University and formerly worked as a physical education teacher for Pallara State School in Brisbane.[1][23]

He met his wife Joanna in Year 8 at MacGregor State High School. They started dating during the schoolies week of Year 12 and got married in September 2014.[24] Their daughter, Isabelle Kate Horn, was born on 30 December 2017.[25][26]

In his youth, Horn had been a victim of bullying and cited this as the reason he started boxing, initially as a means to defend himself.[22][23][27][28]

Awards and recognitions

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
20 fights 18 wins 1 loss
By knockout 12 1
By decision 6 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 N/A N/A Australia Anthony Mundine N/A – (12) 30 Nov 2018 Australia Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
20 Loss 18–1–1 United States Terence Crawford TKO 9 (12), 2:33 9 Jun 2018 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US Lost WBO welterweight title
19 Win 18–0–1 United Kingdom Gary Corcoran TKO 11 (12), 1:35 13 Dec 2017 Australia Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia Retained WBO welterweight title
18 Win 17–0–1 Philippines Manny Pacquiao UD 12 2 Jul 2017 Australia Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Won WBO welterweight title
17 Win 16–0–1 South Africa Ali Funeka TKO 6 (10), 0:30 10 Dec 2016 New Zealand Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
16 Win 15–0–1 Germany Rico Mueller TKO 9 (12), 2:19 21 Oct 2016 Australia Sleeman Centre, Brisbane, Australia Retained IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title
15 Win 14–0–1 United States Randall Bailey RTD 7 (12), 3:00 27 Apr 2016 Australia Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia Retained IBF Inter-Continental and WBO Oriental welterweight titles;
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
14 Win 13–0–1 France Ahmed El Mousaoui UD 10 5 Dec 2015 New Zealand Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand Retained IBF Inter-Continental and WBO Oriental welterweight titles
13 Win 12–0–1 Argentina Alfredo Rodolfo Blanco UD 10 15 Oct 2015 New Zealand The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand Retained WBA Pan African, IBF Inter-Continental, WBO Oriental, and PABA welterweight titles;
Won vacant WBA Oceania interim welterweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Ukraine Viktor Plotnikov TD 7 (10), 3:00 1 Aug 2015 New Zealand Stadium Southland, Invercargill, New Zealand Retained WBA Pan African, WBO Oriental, and PABA welterweight titles;
Won IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title;
Unanimous TD after Horn was cut from an accidental head clash
11 Win 10–0–1 Ghana Richmond Djarbeng TKO 3 (12), 2:03 13 Jun 2015 New Zealand Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, New Zealand Retained WBO Oriental and PABA welterweight titles;
Won WBA Pan African welterweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Brazil Robson Assis KO 5 (10) 6 Dec 2014 New Zealand Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand Retained WBO Oriental and PABA welterweight titles
9 Win 8–0–1 Brazil Fernando Ferreira da Silva UD 12 5 Jul 2014 New Zealand Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau, New Zealand Retained WBO Oriental welterweight title;
Won vacant PABA welterweight title
8 Win 7–0–1 Australia Rivan Cesaire TKO 9 (12), 1:44 19 Mar 2014 Australia Jupiters Theatre, Gold Coast, Australia Won vacant WBO Oriental welterweight title
7 Win 6–0–1 Tunisia Naoufel Ben Rabah UD 6 6 Dec 2013 Australia Metro City Northbridge, Perth, Australia
6 Win 5–0–1 Australia Aswin Cabuy TKO 2 (8), 0:31 16 Nov 2013 Australia Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane, Australia
5 Win 4–0–1 Australia Samuel Colomban KO 1 (10), 1:18 12 Sep 2013 Australia Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia Won vacant Australian welterweight title
4 Draw 3–0–1 Australia Rivan Cesaire TD 3 (8), 0:35 8 Aug 2013 Australia Southport RSL Club, Gold Coast, Australia Unanimous TD after Cesaire was cut from an accidental head clash
3 Win 3–0 Thailand Nuengsiam Kiatsongsang TKO 1 (4), 2:42 9 May 2013 Australia Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane, Australia
2 Win 2–0 New Zealand Torin Rophia KO 1 (6), 1:33 27 Apr 2013 Australia Fortitude Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
1 Win 1–0 New Zealand Jody Allen TKO 2 (4), 2:22 1 Mar 2013 Australia Grand Star Receptions, Melbourne, Australia

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dunlop, Greg (17 June 2017). "The schoolteacher about to fight Manny Pacquiao". Sydney: BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-03/jeff-horn-v-manny-pacquaio-jeff-fenech-says-right-decision-made/8674086
  3. 1 2 Butterworth, Liam (10 June 2018). "Terence Crawford defeats Jeff Horn by TKO to clinch WBO welterweight boxing title". Australia: ABC. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Olympians - Jeff Horn". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "London 2012 60-64 kg men Olympic Boxing". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jeff Horn stuns Manny Pacquiao in WBO welterweight world title fight – as it happened". 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jeff Horn beats Manny Pacquiao in 'Battle of Brisbane' to claim world welterweight title". ABC News. Sydney. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jeff Horn Shocks Manny Pacquiao in Blood-Filled Upset! - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Manny Pacquiao: Jeff Horn wins WBO welterweight title in Brisbane". BBC Sport. 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  10. ↑ Gallo, D. J. (2017-07-02). "Jeff Horn stuns Pacquiao in WBO welterweight world title fight – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  11. ↑ "Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn: LIVE Round By Round Scorecard, Preview And Recap For Boxing Event". International Business Times. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  12. ↑ "Jeff Horn defeats Manny Pacquiao". mmadecisions.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  13. ↑ "Horn takes Pacquiao's title in stunning upset". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  14. ↑ "Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn scorecard - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  15. ↑ "Jeff Horn scores controversial upset of Manny Pacquiao via unanimous decision". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  16. ↑ "The Press Scores For Manny Pacquiao Vs Jeff Horn Tell You All You Need To Know". www.punditarena.com. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  17. ↑ "'The referee did nothing': Manny Pacquiao accuses Jeff Horn of using 'dirty tactics and elbow shots' and claims referee was 'inexperienced' after shock defeat". www.dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  18. ↑ "WBO will rescore controversial Pacquiao vs. Horn fight but result won't change". CBS Sports. 7 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Manny Pacquiao Jeff Horn re-score results: WBO statement, scorecards from title fight review". Fox Sports. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  20. ↑ Kieza, Grantlee (29 June 2017). "How Jeff Horn's grandfather will inspire him in his bout with Manny Pacquiao". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  21. ↑ Moore, Tony (27 June 2017). "Horn 'not looking for knockout' in Battle of Brisbane with Manny Pacquiao". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  22. 1 2 Dalton, Trent (28–29 January 2017). "A softly spoken high-school teacher inspires his students by being a brilliant boxer. Now he's fighting Manny Pacquiao" (The Weekend Australian Magazine). The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  23. 1 2 Songalia, Ryan. "Jeff Horn: Australian Contender, World's Toughest School Teacher". ringtv.com. The Ring. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  24. ↑ Darvall, Kate; McPhee, Sam (3 July 2017). "Behind every strong man is a stronger woman: How Jeff Horn's wife has been his rock since year 12 - as she reveals they fell in love at Schoolies Week". Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Boxer Jeff Horn and wife welcome baby girl Isabelle". The Courier-Mail. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  26. ↑ White, Nic; Johnson, Stephen (2 January 2018). "She's a knockout! Boxing champion Jeff Horn proudly poses with his new baby girl Isabelle after his wife Jo gave birth at the weekend". Daily Mail Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  27. ↑ Moore, Tony (14 January 2017). "Women behind Brisbane' boxing hopeful tell how he fought against bullies". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  28. ↑ "Jeff Horn, a former bullying victim, is targeted anew". ABS-CBN News. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  29. ↑ "Jeff Horn takes out The Don Award after winning WBO title from Manny Pacquaio". ABC News. Sydney. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  30. ↑ "2017 Sport Awards". QSport website. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  31. ↑ "Matildas and Kerr Australia's fan favourites at AIS awards". Australian Sports Commission website. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Fred Tukes		 Australian welterweight champion
12 September 2013 – January 2014
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Rivan Cesaire
Vacant
Title last held by
Samuel Colomban		 WBO Oriental
welterweight champion
19 March 2014 – June 2016
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Alexandr Zhuravskiy
Vacant
Title last held by
Tewa Kiram		 PABA welterweight champion
5 July 2014 – December 2015
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Tewa Kiram
Vacant
Title last held by
Richmond Djarbeng		 WBA Pan African
welterweight champion
13 June 2015 – November 2015
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Paul Kamanga
Preceded by
Viktor Plotnikov		 IBF Inter-Continental
welterweight champion
1 August 2015 – February 2017
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Tsiko Mulovhedzi
New title WBA Oceania
welterweight champion
Interim title
15 October 2015 – December 2015
Vacated		 Title discontinued
Vacant
Title next held by
Sadam Ali		 WBO Inter-Continental
welterweight champion
27 April 2016 – April 2017
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Gary Corcoran
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Manny Pacquiao		 WBO welterweight champion
2 July 2017 – 9 June 2018		 Succeeded by
Terence Crawford
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