Battle of Brisbane a hit with Horn’s hometown crowd

Boxing fever hit Brisbane city centre today when a public training session featuring fighters from the event’s undercard including to Filipinos and hometown hero Jeff Horn brought a large crowd to the city’s Reddacliff Place.

Jeff Horn poses for a photo with fans during a public training session three days before bout with Manny Pacquiao Source: Bradley Kanaris for Duco Promotions

A specially constructed boxing ring attracted huge attention, as did the giant pair of promotional boxing gloves installed so people could write good luck messages to the fighters on each glove.

Jeff Horn interacted with the crowd both during and after the training session.

Watch Jeff Horn's sparring session with his coach Glenn Rushton:

Listen to the full audio of the media conference with Jeff Horn, Dean Lonergan and Kate Jones Media Conferences

Jeff Horn on today's media conference Source: Duco Events

Press conference with Brisbane boy Jeff Horn last Tuesday:

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