Boxing champ Jeff Horn in car crash at Rocklea after training

WORLD boxing champ Jeff Horn was involved in a serious car crash this week but says he’ll be in the best shape of his life when he faces cocky American Terence Crawford in Las Vegas in two weeks.

WORLD boxing champ Jeff Horn was recovering yesterday from a serious car accident in Brisbane’s south but says he will still be in the best shape of his life when he tackles cocky American Terence Crawford in Las Vegas in two weeks.

The world champ — pictured with wife Jo and baby daughter Isabelle — narrowly escaped serious injury. Picture: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Horn was driving alone in his sponsored luxury Lexus sedan when he was hit from behind in a three-car pileup on Granard Rd, Rocklea on Wednesday afternoon after a gruelling training session ahead of the June 10 fight.

The world champ narrowly escaped serious injury, telling The Courier-Mail that while he did not suffer whiplash he felt “an enormous hit in the back” and his head snapped back.

An ambulance rushed to the scene and Horn said a male driver caught in the middle of the three-car “concertina” had suffered shock.

“No one was badly hurt but it stunned me,’’ Horn said.

“Fortunately I was in the car alone and my wife Jo and baby Isabelle were home. The man in the centre of the crash just had his head buried in his hands. He was really upset. Really in shock.

“I jumped out of the car to make sure everyone was OK. The ambulance people came but thankfully there weren’t any serious injuries. It could have been much worse.”

The accident happened about 3.30pm on Wednesday after Horn had finished a gruelling training session with his Korean-born strength and conditioning coach Dundee Kim at Yeronga and posed for The Courier-Mail photos with triple Paralympic gold medallist Dylan Alcott.

Jeff Horn is sparring with Ray Robinson ahead of his fight with Terrance Crawford. Picture: Peter Wallis

He was driving home to Acacia Ridge after a gruelling week that included hard sparring sessions against slick American Ray Robinson and tough speed work with Dundee Kim. He also spent more than an hour posing for photographs and selfies at the Caxton Hotel on Wednesday night in a function to promote the pay-per-view telecast.

But Horn remains confident that the accident is a hiccup to his hopes of defending the world welterweight title he took from Manny Pacquiao before more than 51,000 people at Suncorp Stadium last July.

“The accident was a shock but nothing is going to derail me from beating Terence Crawford,’’ Horn said.

“I’m very fit. I feel I’m going to peak right at fight time.’’