By Jim Dower: WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn’s successful title defense against challenger Gary Corcoran on December 13 brought in excellent viewing numbers on ESPN despite the early morning hours the fight was televised on in the U.S. Horn vs. Corcoran averaged 284,000 viewers on ESPN in the U.S, according to Dan Rafael.
By Jim Dower: WBO World welterweight champion Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) successfully defended his title on Wednesday night in stopping #10 WBO Gary Corcoran (17-2, 7 KOs) by a tougher than expected 11th round TKO victory at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The fight was stopped in the 11th round by referee Benjy Esteves due to the 27-year-old Corcoran’s left eye having been cut badly. This was a fun fight to watch. There wasn’t much talent on display, but Horn and Corcoran made it an interesting fight from start to finish.
By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs) weighed in at 146.6 pounds on Tuesday for his voluntary title defense against #10 WBO Gary Corcoran (17-1, 7 KOs) this Wednesday on December 13 at the Convention & Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn’s trainer Glenn Rushton wants him to make a big statement this Wednesday by knocking out fringe contender Gary Corcoran (17-1, 7 KOs) in their fight on December 13 at the Convention & Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
By Chris Williams: Terence Crawford says he’ll be clearing out the welterweight division, and exploiting the flaws in IBF 147lb. champion Errol Spence’s game when the two of them fight each other. Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) says Spence (22-0, 19 KOs) has flaws that he can take advantage of.
By Chris Williams: Bob Arum has made it clear that if Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring in 2018, his options are to fight the winner of potential fights between WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn and Terence Crawford or Crawford vs. Gary Corcoran. Those are Pacquiao’s options that he’d be looking at if he resumes his career next year.
By Chris Williams: Gary ‘Hellraiser’ Corcoran (17-1, 7 KOs) says he’s ready to beat undefeated WBO welterweight champion Jeff ‘The Hornet” Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs) on December 13 at the Convention & Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Australia.
By Ian Aldous: On Wednesday December 13th, WBO No.10 ranked welterweight, Gary Corcoran (17-1), looks to shock the world and take Jeff Horn’s (17-0-1) WBO welterweight world championship, at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Australia, live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Terence Crawford awaits the winner as the next mandatory challenger for the belt. This week, the Wembley-based ‘Hell Raiser’, took some time to talk with me over the phone about his impending and surprising world title opportunity.
By Dan Fitz-Simons: On December 13, WBO welterweight champion, Jeff (“the hornet”) Horn (17-0-1), will defend his title against the #10 WBO ranked Garry Corcoran, in Brisbane, Australia. Horn won the title after defeating Manny Pacquiao in a highly controversial unanimous decision, which many believe was due to biased Australian judges.
By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn’s promoter Dean Lonergan says #3 WBO contender Bradley Skeete (27-1, 12 KOs) is too boring of a fighter for him to defend his title against. So instead of fighting the higher ranked Skeete, Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs) will be defending his title against the lower ranked #10 WBO Gary Corcoran (17-1, 7 KOs) on December 13 in Brisbane, Australia.