Jeff Horn

Jeff Horn
Personal information
Full name Jeff Horn
Nickname(s) The Hornet
Nationality  Australia
Born (1988-02-04) 4 February 1988
Brisbane, Queensland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 66.68 kg (147.0 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Welterweight
Club Stretton Boxing Club

Jeff Horn (born 4 February 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a professional Australian boxer who competed at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku and has been selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the light welterweight division.[1] His first professional bout was against Jody Allen in March 2013.

A relative newcomer to the sport, Horn won his first Australian title in 2009 and repeated the feat in 2011. He went on to win a silver medal at the Gee-Bee Tournament in Helsinki and compete at the 2011 World Championships where he lost to eventual champion Everton Lopes in the second round. In 2012, he picked up his third Australian title and first Oceania title to earn a spot at the London Olympics.

On the 21st October 2016, Horn fought Rico Mueller, defeating the German by TKO in the 9th Round. Placing him as the no.2 ranked fighter in the division.

London Olympics 2012

Results

Men's Light Welter (64 kg)[2]

  1. Round of 32 (1st Match): Jeff Horn, Australia (19) def Gilbert Choombe, Zambia (5)
  2. Round of 16 (2nd Match): Jeff Horn, Australia (17) def Abderrazak Houya, Tunisia (11)

Professional boxing record

13 Wins (8 knockouts, 5 decisions), 0 Losses, 1 Draw[3]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 14–0-1 United States Randall Bailey RTD 7 (12) 2016-04-27 Australia Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland Retained WBO Oriental & IBF Inter-Continental Welterweight titles.
Won WBO Asia-Pacific title
Win 13–0-1 France Ahmed El Mousaoui UD 10 2015-12-05 New Zealand Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, Waikato Retained WBO Oriental & IBF Inter-Continental Welterweight titles.
Win 12–0-1 Argentina Alfredo Rodolfo Blanco UD 10 2015-10-15 New Zealand Trusts Stadium, Henderson, Auckland Won interim WBA Oceania Welterweight title.
Retained WBO Oriental, PABA & IBF Inter-Continental Welterweight titles.
Win 11–0-1 Ukraine Viktor Plotnykov TD 7 (10) 2015-08-01 New Zealand Stadium Southland, Invercargill, Southland Retained WBO Oriental, WBA Pan African, PABA & IBF Inter-Continental Welterweight titles.
Win 10–0-1 Ghana Richmond Djarbeng TKO 3 (12) 2015-06-13 New Zealand Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, Manawatu Won WBA Pan African Welterweight title.
Retained WBO Oriental & PABA Welterweight titles.
Win 9–0-1 Brazil Robson Assis KO 5 (10) 2014-12-06 New Zealand Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, Waikato Retained WBO Oriental & PABA Welterweight titles.
Win 8–0-1 Brazil Fernando Ferreira da Silva UD 12 2014-07-05 New Zealand Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau, Auckland Won PABA Welterweight title.
Retained WBO Oriental Welterweight title.
Win 7–0-1 Australia Rivan Cesaire TKO 9 (12) 2014-03-19 Australia Jupiters Hotel and Casino, Broadbeach Queensland, Australia Won WBO Oriental Welterweight title.
Win 6–0-1 Australia Naoufel Ben Rabeh UD 6 2013-12-06 Australia Metro City, Northbridge Western Australia, Australia
Win 5–0-1 Australia Aswin Cabuy TKO 2 (8) 2013-11-16 Australia Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Win 4–0-1 Australia Samuel Colomban KO 1 (10) 2013-09-12 Australia The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia Won Australian Welterweight title.
Draw 3–0-1 Australia Rivan Cesaire TD 3 (8) 2013-08-08 Australia Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia
Win 3–0 Thailand Nuengsiam Kiatsongsang TKO 1 (4) 2013-05-09 Australia Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Win 2–0 New Zealand Torin Rophia KO 1 (6) 2013-04-27 Australia Fortitude Stadium, Newstead Queensland, Australia
Win 1–0 New Zealand Jody Allen TKO 2 (4) 2013-03-01 Australia Grand Star Receptions, Altona North, Victoria, Australia Professional Debut

References

  1. ↑ "London 2012 - Jeffrey Horn". Australian Olympic Team. 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  2. ↑ "London 2012 - Results". 2012-08-05.
  3. ↑ http://boxrec.com/boxer/635000. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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