Professional boxing career[edit]

Horn made his professional debut in Altona North, Victoria, Australia on 1 March 2013 winning a
2nd-round technical knockout. On 27 April 2016, Horn faced former two-division world
champion Randall Bailey. After dropping Bailey in the second round, Horn was knocked down in
the third round. Horn won by TKO after Bailey refused to get up from his corner before Round 8.
On 21 October 2016, Horn fought Rico Mueller, and defeated the German by TKO in Round 9.
After the fight, the World Boxing Organization ranked him the #2 welterweight in the world. On
10 December 2016, Horn faced former IBO welterweight champion Ali Funeka, whom he
stopped in the sixth round. With Top Rank promoter Bob Arum in attendance, his win set up a
potential showdown with eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao.

Horn vs. Pacquiao[edit]

Main article: Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn

Horn signed up to face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on 23 April 2017 in
Brisbane, Australia.[5] The announcement of the fight was met with relative surprise and
disappointment due to Horn's limited exposure on the world stage which led Pacquiao to
comment "I don't know who Jeff Horn is". A tweet on 12 February by Pacquiao complicated
negotiations when he said that he planned to fight in the United Arab Emirates. On 26 February
Pacquiao and Amir Khan announced that they had reached an agreement to fight, leaving Horn
without an opponent. On 7 March the Khan fight was called off, and on 5 April a deal for the
Pacquiao-Horn fight was reached. A press conference on 10 April signaled the confirmation of
the fight, which took place on 2 July 2017 at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Horn defeated
Pacquiao by a unanimous decision after 12 rounds.[6] CompuBox stats showed that Pacquiao
landed 182 out of 573 punches thrown (32%), whilst Horn landed only 92 of 625 thrown (15%).
[7][8]

ESPN's Dan Rafael scored the fight 117-111 and ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas scored it 116-111, both
for Pacquiao. CBS Sports scored the fight 114-114 even. Boxing Scene had it 116-112 for
Pacquiao.[9][10][11][12][13]

Rescore by WBO[edit]

In response to a formal request by the Philippine Games and Amusements Board, the WBO
agreed to review the fight between Pacquiao and Horn. It was scored round-by-round by five
anonymous judges, but the WBO stated that they do not have the power to reverse the original
result of the fight.[14] The WBO rescored the fight in favor of Horn winning seven rounds, and
Pacquiao winning five.[15]