Ben Horn

2022 - 7 - 20

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Boxing: Nikita Tszyu vs Ben Horn Results | Fight News Australia (Fight News Australia)

Nikita walked away with the victory and valuable minutes inside the ring. He went to work on the body but Horn didn't budge and made the fight messy, at times ...

- Sam Goodman def. - Nikita Tszyu def. He has been on the world stage and that is where I want to be,” Goodman commented post-fight. The 23-year-old moves his record to 12-0. Ben, he is tough, as tough as they get and a pleasure to share the ring with,” Tszyu said post-fight. Nikita walked away with the victory and valuable minutes inside the ring.

Tszyu stays unbeaten after all-out war as 'Terminator' Horn threatens ... (Fox Sports)

Tszyu stays unbeaten after all-out war as 'Terminator' Horn threatens huge boilover.

Goodman was repeatedly landing to the body of his opponent with crisp right hands, and began to dominate from the fifth round onwards with a sublime assault. But a hurting Sims threw caution to the wind and paid the price. Honestly, I did not get hurt by one of his body shots … None of them hurt me to the point of dropping.” I’d love to see him win a world title one day along with his brother, so good on him.” After Tim Tszyu (Nikita’s older brother) beat Jeff Horn (Ben’s older brother) in August 2020, this was billed as the ‘Battle of the Brothers’ - only to surpass the original in almost every way. “I always knew it was going to go the distance. Goodman’s record now moves to 12-0, Elorde now 29-3. Tszyu won comfortably on the judges’ scorecards (60-54 x2 and 59-55), before declaring: “That was the perfect fight I could have had. Put it on!’ I think it made him a little bit angry! It was a pleasure to share the ring with him.” He could only smile and laugh when asked if he was surprised by Horn: “Most definitely. “I can’t believe what I’m seeing.”

Boxing icon left staggered by Horn's toughness (Wide World of Sports)

Despite going down to Nikita Tszyu via unanimous decision, Ben Horn won plenty of fans, including the legen...

Tszyu admits he was "quite surprised" by his opponent's toughness. "What's more entertaining than a war?" Despite that flurry at the end, Nikita Tszyu wins via unanimous points, but Ben Horn has lost no fans out here tonight.

As it happened: Nikita Tszyu v Ben Horn in 'Battle of the Brothers' in ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

It's the Battle of the Brothers at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion as Nikita Tszyu and Ben Horn prepare to trade blows with NRL great Justin Hodges also on the ...

After walking through his first two opponents, this is exactly the sort of test Nikita Tszyu needed to pass. He showed that he can take a punch as well as throw one. Horn is from a proud boxing family and showed the sort of toughness Jeff displayed so often.

'Holy hell': Tszyu rocked like never before (NEWS.com.au)

Nikita Tszyu was expected to dominate Ben Horn but boxing fans couldn't believe their eyes when the underdog took it right up to him. Matthew Sullivan.

The Daily Telegraph’s Jamie Pandaram tweeted: “Holy hell that was a war, Ben Horn with tremendous heart to go the full 6 rounds with Nikita Tszyu and rock him in the closing 30 seconds.” Tszyu was the red-hot favourite to win and many predicted him to knock Horn out in the first couple of rounds. Nikita Tszyu has defeated Ben Horn in an epic boxing fight billed as the “Battle of the Brothers” on Wednesday night.

Nikita Tszyu outpoints Ben Horn (The West Australian)

Nikita Tszyu has been taken the distance for the first time as a professional boxer, outpointing Ben Horn over six rounds.

"I'm well conditioned to the body. "That was the perfect fight I could have. "I always knew it was going to go the distance," Horn told Fox Sports and Kayo.

The Horn taunt that led to epic final slugfest (Wide World of Sports)

Ben Horn and Nikita Tszyu both went for killshots in the final seconds of their fight, here's the sledge th...

That's what boxing is, that's the beauty of it." "I could feel them all day, but none of them hurt me to the point of dropping. "These are the ones you learn the most from and the ones who you develop the most from. He is as tough as they get and it was a pleasure to share the ring with him. I'd love to see him win a world title one day along with his brother, so good on them." "I think it made him a little bit angry.

Nikita Tszyu holds on to beat Ben Horn in instant classic (Sporting News AU)

It was the result that many expected, but what was unexpected was the way in which we got there, with Nikita Tszyu holding on to take a unanimous decision ...

“I said it straight after the fight, give me more than three weeks and we’ll do it again, and I’ll bring it then.” “I told you guys it was going to be an entertaining fight, and what’s more entertaining than a war?” “I was quite surprised, he can take a shot, and credit to him, he’s incredibly tough and it was a great learning experience.

'I was wrong': Horn leaves Aussie boxing stunned with 'performance ... (Fox Sports)

'I was wrong': Horn leaves Aussie boxing stunned with 'performance of his life' in gutsy defeat.

“He made it sloppy, tied him up a lot and that is exactly where he wanted it. Fenech admitted he was one of those people, telling Damon: “I was wrong. “Anyone who doubted he deserved to be a part of this fight, you were wrong. I was one of them. Put it on!’ I think it made him a little bit angry.” What a great performance from Ben Horn, I take my hat off to you.

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