Jeff Horn held the WBO welterweight title from 2017 to 2018.
19 Facts About Jeff Horn
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Jeff Horn 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.
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Jeff Horn made his professional debut in Melbourne on 1 March 2013, winning by second-round technical knockout.
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On 27 April 2016, Jeff Horn faced former two-division world champion Randall Bailey.
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Jeff Horn won by TKO after Bailey refused to get up from his corner before round eight.
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On 21 October 2016, Jeff Horn fought Rico Mueller and defeated the German by TKO in round nine.
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On 10 December 2016, Jeff Horn faced former IBO welterweight champion Ali Funeka, whom he stopped in the sixth round.
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Jeff Horn signed up to face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in Brisbane on 23 April 2017.
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CompuBox stats showed that Pacquiao landed 182 out of 573 punches thrown, whilst Jeff Horn landed only 92 of 625 thrown.
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Pacquiao claimed Jeff Horn got away with numerous dirty tactics in the fight, using illegal blows including elbows and headbutts.
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The WBO rescored the fight in favor of Jeff Horn winning seven rounds and Pacquiao winning five.
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Corcoran's corner decided to throw in the towel in the eleventh round, thus Jeff Horn retained the title via TKO.
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Jeff Horn was challenged by Terence Crawford on 9 June 2018, for the WBO welterweight title.
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Jeff Horn moved up to middleweight after the loss to Crawford and faced Anthony Mundine on 30 November 2018.
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On 26 August 2020, Jeff Horn faced one of Australia's best up-and-coming fighters Tim Tszyu.
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On 2 July 2023, Jeff Horn announced his retirement, so he could undertake his role as an ambassador for an anti-bullying foundation.
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Jeff Horn stated that he had passed up offers of $1 million to return to the ring after his August 2020 loss to Tim Tyszu.
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Jeff Horn holds a Bachelor of Education degree from Griffith University and formerly worked as a physical education teacher for Pallara State School in Brisbane.
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Jeff Horn is an ambassador for an Australian anti-bullying foundation, speaking at schools about conflict management.