Jeff Horn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jeff Horn |
| Nickname(s) | The Hornet |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Born |
4 February 1988 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Light welterweight |
| Club | Stretton Boxing Club |
Jeff Horn (born 4 February 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an amateur 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]
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.
London Olympics 2012
Results
Men's Light Welter (64 kg)[2]
- Round of 32 (1st Match): Jeff Horn, Australia (19) def Gilbert Choombe, Zambia (5)
- Round of 16 (2nd Match): Jeff Horn, Australia (17) def Abderrazak Houya, Tunisia (11)
Professional Results
1. 2nd round TKO Jody Allen 2. 1st round TKO Torin Ropeha 3. 1st round TKO Nuengsiam Kiatsongsang 4. Technical Draw Rivan Cesaire 5. 1st round KO Samuel Colomban 6. 2nd Round TKO Aswin Cabuy 7. 9th round TKO Rivan Cesaire
JEFF’S PROFESSIONAL CAREER – SO FAR
Fight 1 – Melbourne – 1 March 2013
In his first professional bout in Melbourne on 1 March this year, Jeff produced a dazzling debut, stopping his opponent, Jody Allen, who was having his tenth professional fight, at 2 minutes and 22 seconds into the second round.
Fight 2 – Brisbane – 27 April 2013
Jeff was expecting a tough bout in his second fight, as his opponent, Torin Rophia, only eight days before fighting Jeff, had gone the distance with Steve Lovett, one of Australia’s brightest prospects – and that was at light heavyweight. Torin came in overweight but it didn’t matter. Jeff was overwhelming and stopped Torin at just 1 minute and 33 seconds into the first round. This left some ardent boxing fans wondering just how good this young Olympian is.
Fight 3 – Brisbane RNA (Fox Sports) – 9 May 2013
Jeff’s third fight was supposed to be his toughest yet. His opponent was 3 times world muay thai champion, Nuengsiam Kiatsongsang, who had recently gone the distance with three of Australia’s best boxers: Brandon Ogilvie, Qamil Balla and Jason Kanofski – and he had never been stopped in over 650 bouts. He was a tough boy but Jeff was simply devastating, sending him to the canvas twice in the first round before the referee stopped the bout just 2 minutes and 42 seconds into the first round.
Fight 4 – RSL, Southport (Fox Sports) - 8 August 2013
Jeff’s reputation saw two very capable boxers withdraw after signing contracts to fight Jeff. Leti Leti, who had 9 fights for 8 wins (all by KO) withdrew and then former IBF & IBO World Champion Gairy St Clair, with 60 fights for 48 wins also pulled out. Rivan Cesaire, with wins over Olympian Todd Kidd and Tim Hunt, took the challenge. After Jeff had won both of the first two rounds with all judges, Rivan suffered a deep gash above his eye in the third round, from an accidental head clash, and the referee stopped the bout. The rules state that for a decision in this situation, at least 3 rounds must be completed, so the bout was deemed a technical draw. This is unfinished business.
Fight 5 – Australian Welterweight Title - The Melbourne Pavillion (Fox Sports) – 12 September 2013
Jeff was offered the chance to fight for the Australian Title against WBF World Champion Samuel Colomban (26 fights, 21 wins). Samuel had never been stopped in his career and at 28 years of age, with 189 rounds of professional boxing under his belt and the hometown advantage, was a raging favourite. But Jeff Horn was breathtaking, scoring a spectacular KO in just 78 seconds that left the crowd in stunned silence.
Fight 6 - Brisbane RNA – 16 November 2013
Once again, Jeff had many opponents withdraw for this event. First it was Cesaire, then Olarte, Tukes and even Colomban was chased for a rematch, with Jeff offering him over 90% of the prize money – just to secure the fight. After Colomban and his management initially agreed, Colomban’s trainer refused to accept the fight, so in the end, journeyman, Aswin Cabuy (60 previous pro fights) stepped up. After all the changes, Jeff was a little impatient and KO’d Cabuy early in the second round, landing a ferocious body shot that stopped Cabuy in his tracks.
Fight 7 - Perth – 6 December 2013
After the Cabuy fight, Jeff thought he was on a break until 2014; however, with just 2 weeks’ notice, he was offered the opportunity to fight Naoufel Ben Rabeh in Perth. Rabeh had 37 wins from 40 fights, had fought for two world titles, won his previous 13 fights and had been world ranked in 3 of the world’s 4 major sanctioning bodies, being; 15 - WBC Welterweight (December 2011), 7 - IBF Welterweight (June 2013) and 14 - WBO Welterweight (September 2013). With the hometown advantage, Rabeh insisted the fight be a ‘winner-take-all’ contest. Jeff accepted this enormous challenge, although few gave him a realistic chance of toppling this world class fighter. The rest is history. Jeff won easily, securing a unanimous decision and inflicting more pain on Ben Rabeh than he’d suffered in both world title attempts. Jeff’s trainer, Glenn Rushton, said afterwards, “Two more rounds and Jeff would have stopped Rabeh.”
References
- ↑ "London 2012 - Jeffrey Horn". Australian Olympic Team. 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ↑ "London 2012 - Results". 2012-08-05.