Jeff Horn

Pacquiao’s fight against Horn possible for Australia

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By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao could be back inside the ring against Top Rank fighter Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs) in April in Brisbane, Australia. The talk is the fight would take place at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. This is part of Pacquiao’s 85-year-old promoter Bob Arum’s idea to make Pacquiao a worldwide star by having him fight in Australia or some other venue. However, with Pacquiao’s career about to end, it makes one skeptical if that’s Arum’s true goal.

Pacquiao could be facing Terence Crawford in the second half of 2017 the U.S. That’s a fight that Pacquiao will likely lose due to Crawford’s youth and mobility. If Pacquiao retires after that fight, which is what some think will happen, then you can pretty much forget about this idea of Arum’s to turn him into a worldwide star.

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Arum wants Pacquiao’s fight in April on free television

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By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank is reportedly interested in having his next fight televised on free television on April 22 rather than on PPV. It’s unclear if this is Arum’s own idea or if this is something Pacquiao is on board with. The last we heard, Pacquiao wants a $20 million guarantee to fight Arum’s fighter Terence Crawford.

If Pacquiao wants that kind of money, then it’s hard to understand why Arum is talking about wanting him to fight on free television. It doesn’t make sense.

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Arum says Pacquiao vs. Horn could be next, not Crawford

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By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he wants his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) to fight #2 IBF, #2 WBO contender Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs) in his next fight in the first half of 2017 and NOT Terence Crawford.

Arum doesn’t want Pacquiao to fight the 29-year-old Crawford next. Arum co-promotes Horn, who fought in the 2012 Olympics for Australia. It’s unclear if Arum is hoping to turn Horn into a star like he is with Crawford. But putting Horn in with Pacquiao will at least make him a bigger name like it’s done with Pacquiao’s past opponents like Tim Bradley.

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Pacquiao could face Jeff Horn in 2017

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By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is talking about potentially putting unbeaten #2 IBF, #2 WBO , #13 WBA, #13 WBC Jeff Horn (15-0-1, 10 KOs) in with his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) in the second half of 2017. Arum is now co-promoting the Australian Horn, as well as unbeaten #1 WBO heavyweight contender Joseph Parker.

Horn will be fighting Ali Fukeka (39-5-3, 31 KOs) in a 10 round fight on the undercard of the Parker vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. heavyweight clash this Saturday night at the Vector Arena in Auckland, Australia.

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn possible for 2017

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By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao could wind up defending his WBO welterweight title against unbeaten contender Jeff Horn (15-0-1, 10 Kos) in 2017 if Horn wins his next fight against 38-year-old Ali Funeka (39-5-3, 31 KOs) on December 10, according to Fight News. Horn is ranked #2 by the World Boxing Organization at 147, and right behind #1 Tim Bradley.

It’s doubtful that Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is going to make a fight between Pacquiao and Bradley in 2017, because the two fighters recently fought each other for the third time in April of this year. A fourth fight between Pacquiao and Bradley would likely draw no interest at all from the boxing public if Arum made this match-up.

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Jeff Horn possible for IBF title

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By Scott Gilfoid: If IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook decides to vacate his title, #1 IBF Errol Spence Jr. (21-0, 18 KOs) and #2 IBF Jeff Horn (15-0-1, 10 KOs) will reportedly wind up fighting for the vacant IBF 147lb title. The two fighters are waiting to find out what Brook’s decision will be in regards to whether he’ll hold onto his title or not.

The International Boxing Federation recently gave Brook a 60-day medical extension this week for him to recover from eye surgery from his broken eye socket he suffered in his 5th round knockout loss to IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin last September.

Brook said he was going to move up to 154 after that fight to start campaigning as a 154lb contender, but he now appears to be dragging his heels about the issue for some reason. Could it be that Brook realizes how tough he might have it if he got in there with the wolves in the 154lb division?

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Interview with welterweight contender Jeff Horn’s trainer Glenn Rushton: ‘We’d love to fight Amir Khan.’

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Australian Olympic Boxing Team AnnouncementBy Bryce Wilson: With the Floyd Mayweather/ Manny Pacquiao bout finally taking place and many of the other major contenders now having their next fight’s locked in the man once again left a little bit in limbo is Amir Khan. Khan has made it clear a number of times that he has been in advanced negotiations to secure a fight with Mayweather as well stating that Manny Pacquiao during his brief whistle stop tour in London earlier in the year also mentioned he may be considering signing on to face Khan.

Despite all of these hints from his elite level rivals we now know that Khan has once again been left out in the cold and the Bolton born fighter has now spent significant portion of his career in the last 2 years sitting on the shelf trying to secure a mega fight. What he clearly needs now is to stay busy and keep himself in the the spotlight as well as continuing the work and progress he has made under new trainer Virgil Hunter.

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