Horn vs Corcoran

Who won Horn vs Corcoran?

Jeff Horn beat Gary Corcoran by technical knockout in the 11th round on Wednesday 13th December 2017 at Convention & Exhibition Centre in Queensland.

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 championship of the world.

Horn vs Corcoran stats

Back in December 2017, Jeff Horn stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 1 draw.

Gary Corcoran made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jeff Horn was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Both Jeff Horn & Gary Corcoran fought out of an orthodox stance.

Horn's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Corcoran's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Corcoran, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 154 to Corcoran's 136.

Gary Corcoran was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Horn vs Corcoran form

Horn had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Manny Pacquiao on 2nd July 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Ali Funeka on 10th December 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Going into that contest, he had beat Rico Mueller on 21st October 2016 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia.

Before that, he had won against Randall Bailey on 27th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane.

He had beat Ahmed El Mousaoui on 5th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand.

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Horn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Horn vs Corcoran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia, which was 5:00 AM EST or 2:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Horn vs Corcoran?

Horn vs Corcoran was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.

What were the odds on Horn vs Corcoran?

Jeff Horn was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Gary Corcoran made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.