Tomorrow night, Saturday June 9th 2018, Jeff Horn (18-0-1, 12 KO’s) will put his WBO Welterweight title on the line agains Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KO’s). The fight will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada, and will be streaming live live on ESPN+ at 9:30pm ET. (Subscription is $4.99/month). In the co-feature, Frank Rojas (22-0, 21 KO’s) and Jose Benavidez (26-0, 17 KO’s) will go at it in a 10 round Welterweight bout. Here is the breakdown & predictions:
JEFF HORN
-Record: 18 – 0 – 1, 12 KO’s
-Weight Class: Welterweight
-Height: 5′ 9″
-Reach: 68″
-Notable Fights
- Ali Funeka — Win, TKO 6th round (10), 12/10/16.
- Manny Pacquiao — Win, UD (12), 6/2/17. (Won WBO Welterweight title)
- Gary Corcoran — Win, TKO 11th round (12), 12/13/17.
TERENCE CRAWFORD
-Record: 32 – 0 – 0, 23 KO’s
-Weight Class: Welterweight
-Height: 5′ 9″
-Reach: 68″
-Notable Fights
- Ray Beltran — Win, UD (12), 11/29/14. (Won TheRing Lightweight title)
- Viktor Postol — Win, UD (12), 7/23/16. (Won WBC & TheRing Junior Welterweight titles)
- Julius Indongo — Win, KO 3rd round (12), 8/19/17. (Won TheRing/IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA Undisputed Junior Welterweight title)
PREDICTIONS:
Jose Benadivez — def — Frank Rojas — via — TKO 8th round
Terence Crawford — def — Jeff Horn — via — TKO 6th round
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
