Australian WBO champion Jeff Horn has the chance to send his career into another stratosphere if he can pull off the unthinkable and defeat American Terence Crawford in Las Vegas.
The former Brisbane schoolteacher?s first mandatory defence of his WBO welterweight championship on Sunday (AEST) is, by far, the biggest test of his career.
The MGM Grand has seen its fair share of big bouts, with the 16,000 seat arena playing host to fights like the infamous clash between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield in 1997 and Floyd Mayweather?s history making fight against Manny Pacquiao.
While Horn?s win over Pacquiao in 2017 was huge, a victory over Crawford would be even bigger especially at this point in his career.
But even though Horn beat the Filipino legend in his own backyard, taking on a fighter the calibre of Crawford in Las Vegas is a completely different beast altogether.
Crawford, 30, is currently at his peak and is rated by keen judges as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. The Nebraska native oozes class with his technical skills second to none and boasts a record without loss.
Making things even harder for the Australian is the fact that Bob Arum’s Top Rank promotions and sports broadcaster ESPN are totally committed to making Crawford the new face of US boxing.
