Teacher Horn a knockout inside and outside of the ring

By Grant Quarry
Published October 24, 2013

IT’S not every day that show and tell involves a class member bringing in their Australian boxing champion belt.

But that’s what happened at Pallara State School when newly crowned welterweight titlest, primary school teacher Jeff Horn, showed up at ...

This story appeared in the November 2013 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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Teacher Horn a knockout inside and outside of the ring

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