Jeff Horn is shaping up to defend his welterweight world title against Gary Corcoran next week in Brisbane.
But the boxing champion is also preparing for another big achievement, the impending arrival of his first child.
And on Saturday the 29-year-old was busy training under the watchful eye of his heavily pregnant wife Jo, as he prepared for the upcoming bout.
Jeff Horn is shaping up to defend his welterweight world title against Gary Corcoran next week in Brisbane, as well as the arrival of his first child
The boxer’s father Jeff Horn Sr. was also present during the session in Yeronga, which consisted of eight fast rounds, The Courier Mail reports.
Horn will take on Corcoran Wednesday at the Brisbane Convention centre and claimed he was ready to win despite threats the British fighter may sink his teeth in.
‘I’ve been training to knock him out so I’ll just make it quicker if he tries to bite me,’ Horn told News Corp.
‘I fight a rough up-close kind of style and I hope Gary’s ready for it. It sounds to me a bit like he‘s starting to panic if he’s talking about biting me.’
On Saturday the 29-year-old was busy training under the watchful eye of heavily pregnant wife Jo, as he prepared for the upcoming bout
Horn will take on Corcoran Wednesday at the Brisbane Convention centre and claimed he was ready to win despite threats the British fighter may sink his teeth in
Last month, Horn was named GQ’s Sportsman of the Year at The Star in Sydney, joking in his acceptance speech about how far he went to win.
‘I fought very hard for it, got punched in the face a few times,’ the athlete said, referencing his controversial fight against Manny Pacquiao.
In one of the biggest sporting upsets of 2017, Horn defeated the Filipino boxer to claim the World Welterweight Championship on July 2.
Following the win, Horn and wife Jo travelled to the US to attend the ESPY Awards, and spent time together in Las Vegas following the interviews and appearances.
The pair met at high-school and became romantically involved towards the end of their studies, with Horn proposing in 2012 and the couple tying the knot in 2014.
In July this year Horn completed one of the biggest sporting upsets of 2017, defeating Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao to claim the World Welterweight Championship
Following the win, Horn and wife Jo travelled to the US to attend the ESPY Awards