By Chris Williams: Jeff Horn’s team have a deal in place for him to defend his WBO welterweight title against #1 mandatory Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) on April 21. The deal isn’t complete yet, as Crawford and Horn’s promoter Bob Arum is looking over the final details before a contract is signed by the 2 fighters. The Horn vs. Crawford fight is likely to take place in Horn’s home country in Brisbane, Australia. Horn brings in a lot of money for his fights in Australia.
By Chris Williams: Bob Arum says he’s planning on staging the Jeff Horn vs. Terence Crawford fight for April 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) will be defending his WBO welterweight title against mandatory challenger Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs).
By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Jeff ‘The Hornet’ Horn (18-0-1, 12 KOs) will be fighting #1 WBO Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) next in early 2018, according to their promoter Bob Arum. The Top Rank boss Arum says the Horn-Crawford fight is all set contractually, and he’ll be having a meeting with the other Top Rank executives this Thursday to plan the date for the fight, as well as the date for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight.
By Chris Williams: If Terence Crawford wants a shot at WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn, it’s going to cost him $4 million. According to Fight News, Horn, 29, wants $4M for him to defend his belt against mandatory challenger Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs).