Horn sidesteps Mundine for Crawford fight in US

AAP BOXING JEFF Horn is set for his biggest test yet after the WBO welterweight champion’s camp agreed to key terms for a fight against Terence Crawford. An official announcement could come as early as next week for the April 21 clash with the un- beaten American - widely regarded as one of the world’s best pound- for-pound boxers at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Horn’s trainer Glenn Rushton said he was satisfied with the renegotiated purse and said all there was left to do was sign the contracts.

“As far as we’re concerned, it’s pretty much a deal,” Rushton said. “But no deal’s done until it’s done, so we just have to cross t’s, dot i’s and actually get this thing locked down.

“We have certainly agreed on all the key terms and from our side, it’s a go. Now Bob (Arum)’s got to tidy up some loose ends.

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Horn and Rushton had been toying with the possibility of meeting Anthony Mundine first, which would have earned him $2 million - much more than the initial figures floated for the Crawford fight.

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Mundine is due to meet fellow Australian Tommy Browne next week in Sydney. “We weren’t saying no but there’s too many ifs,” Rushton said. “What if he loses to Tommy Browne? What if he gets injured? What if he 59 59 55.5 55.5 54.5 54.5 54 83 87 83 90 84 95 86 91 86 100 89 86 91 95 100 92 93 96 93 54 93 316s NO INTEREST 54 86 31s2 RANDIKI 54 89 CALANDA 1, Supreme Effort 2, Kudero 3, Isorich 4. Bill Rutledge Cusick Prelude 1100m 9.50 13.00 11.00 9.50 11.00 21.00 7.50 *3.20 13.00 5.50 7.50 34.00 — 8.00 5.00 4.00 6.00 9.00 *3.00 13.00 15.00 26.00 51.00 4.30 227s SPENDING TO WIN 60 100 *2.20 5128 NICCOBELLE 59 95 8.00 616s PARLAY VOUS 58.5 88 6.00 7s11 ALLEGHENY 58 93 5.00 28s1 STAR OF MONSOON 57 100 6.00 750s WHAT COULD BE 56.5 86 26.00 11s3 ELLIE’S ENCORE 55 91 13.00 99s6 PINCHME 54.5 84 31.00 8441 FERNIEHIRST 54 87 15.00 s242 IMPERIAL EAGLE 54 — 069s DUKE 54 83 31.00 STAR OF MONSOON 1, Spending To Win 2, Niccobelle 3, Allegheny 4. doesn’t come up with the money? What if he doesn’t withstand the preparation? “Then we’ve missed the opportunity with Crawford.”

Horn is yet to resume training after his wife Jo gave birth to their first child, Isabelle, just before the New Year.

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