Terence Crawford has apparently suffered a hand injury in training camp, which will push his fight against WBO Welterweight champion Jeff Horn to May 19th, or perhaps some time in June. Bob Arum’s exact words were “the Horn-Crawford fight will need to be rescheduled for May or June. Crawford apparently hurt his right hand during a sparring session, where he accidentally his his sparing partner in the top of the head. Crawford’s camp is saying that the injury is not that serious, but it is serious enough to postpone the fight a bit.
The venue will stay the same. Horn VS Crawford will take place at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. The fight will air on Top Rank Boxing on ESPN as usual, as Top Rank had moved to mainstream television. Terence Crawford is an overwhelming favorite to defeat Jeff Horn for the WBO World Welterweight title, so I’m sure Horn is willing to wait the extra 2 months. Besides his disputed victory over Manny Pacquiao, Jeff Horn hasn’t really done anything of extreme importance in his career, but is trending up after his TKO victory over Gary Corcoran. Even with that being said, plus Crawford’s hand injury, “Bud” Crawford is still the favorite by a long shot.
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
