Horn vs Crawford

Who won Horn vs Crawford?

Terence Crawford beat Jeff Horn by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, June 9th, 2018, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBO welterweight championships of the world.

Horn vs Crawford stats

Back in June 2018, Jeff Horn stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Terence Crawford made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 32 wins and 0 draws, with 23 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Crawford had a slight advantage in power over Horn, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Horn's 67%.

Jeff Horn was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Horn had a height advantage of 1 inch over Crawford. Despite this, Crawford had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Jeff Horn fought out of the orthodox stance, while Terence Crawford was a southpaw.

Horn was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 11 months later than Crawford, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 91 fewer professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Crawford's 245.

Terence Crawford was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Horn vs Crawford form

Horn had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Gary Corcoran on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Manny Pacquiao on July 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ali Funeka on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Before that, he had beaten Rico Mueller on October 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia.

He had defeated Randall Bailey on April 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane.

Crawford remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Julius Indongo on August 19, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Felix Diaz on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had defeated John Molina Jr on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

Before that, he had beaten Viktor Postol on July 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Henry Lundy on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jeff Horn had been fighting more than Terence Crawford.

Going into this contest, Jeff Horn had last fought 5 months and 27 days ago, while Terence Crawford's last outing had been 9 months and 21 days ago.

Horn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Crawford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Horn vs Crawford start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Horn vs Crawford?

Horn vs Crawford was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Horn vs Crawford?

Jeff Horn was a 463/100 (+460) underdog going into the contest, while Terence Crawford made his way into the ring at 13/100 (-770) with oddsmakers.