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Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has denied he is disrespecting Brisbane world champion Jeff Horn ahead of his title defence in Las Vegas. Horn is in the final stages of preparation for his welterweight title defence against Terence Crawford at the MGM Grand on June 9.
Twelve rounds in the ring with Jeff Horn has one of Terence Crawford's rare conquerors convinced the Brisbane champion can upset the American in Las Vegas next month. Ray Robinson has been flown in to spar with Horn as preparation for his June 9 World Boxing Organisation welterweight title defence at the MGM Grand intensifies.
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) believes mandatory challenger Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) is trying to play mind games with him. The two sides were set to fight in April at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but the contest was pushed back after Crawford withdrew with a hand injury. Initially the contest was going to happen in New York City at Madison Square Garden, before shifting to Las Vegas.
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) has vowed to get some early respect from mandatory challenger Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs). The contest is scheduled to take place in June 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Horn captured the title in July 2017, when he won an upset twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao at the SunCorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The controversy regarding the gloves of choice has continued to rage forward for the upcoming welterweight showdown between WBO world champion Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) and mandatory challenger Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs).
Jeff Horn has his doubts over whether the hand injury that prompted Terence Crawford to postpone their WBO welterweight title clash ever happened. Horn's promoter Dean Lonergan alleged last month that Crawford's bruised right hand was a "fake injury" concocted by his camp and Top Rank boxing to push back the fight for financial reasons.
The chances of a knockout in Jeff Horn's world title defence against Terence Crawford have risen dramatically with both fighters to use gloves with next to no padding. Horn's trainer Glenn Rushton has decided to fight fire with fire after learning through sponsors Everlast that Crawford intended to use gloves made of horse hair, rather than the usual foam padding, for their June 9 showdown in Las Vegas.
Serial belt collector Bradley Skeete believes 2018 will finally be the year when he adds the major international straps to his already impressive haul. It is a measure of the super skilled 6ft 1in welter belter’s soaring self-belief that - despite hoovering up Southern Area, English, Inter-Continental, British, Commonwealth and WBO European gongs – he remains unfulfilled.
Dean Lonergan, promoter for WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs), is not very happy with the recent news that Top Rank approached promoter Eddie Hearn to discuss the possibility of staging Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan.
Terence Crawford agrees with Keith Thurman. In fact, Crawford would’ve said something similar to the statements Thurman made in October if he were in Thurman’s position. Thurman’s comments generated great debate when he claimed Crawford must become “relevant” within the welterweight division before the unbeaten WBA/WBC 147-pound champion would consider fighting Crawford (https://www.boxingscene.com/thurman-crawford-relevant-welterweight-we-fight--121474).