Jeff Horn title defence postponed as opponent Terence Crawford pulls out after sustaining a hand injury
Crawford injured his hand while sparring, organisers said on Thursday
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn’s title defence in Las Vegas next month has been postponed after opponent Terence Crawford injured his hand while sparring, organisers said on Thursday.
The Australian was due to fight the undefeated American on April 14, but it has now been put back to a yet-to-be-decided date.
“Jeff Horn’s scheduled world title defence against highly-rated American Terence Crawford has been postponed,” his team said in a statement.
“Hopefully it’s an injury he’s had to postpone it for and not a tactic to throw us off our game,” he said.
“The Americans are saying he’s such a great fighter, why doesn’t he fight with one hand then.”
Horn defended his title in December with an 11th-round stoppage of England’s Gary Corcoran.
Crawford is unbeaten in 32 bouts and will move up from the junior welterweight division to welterweight to challenge the Australian.