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Jeff Horn has brought his bed to Bendigo as he prepares to fight Michael Zerafa with a win opening the door to a world title showdown and potential bouts against some of boxing’s biggest stars.

Queensland’s former WBO welterweight world champion will fight at middleweight against Victorian Zerafa, who has won regional titles at junior middleweight and middleweight.

Horn vs Zerafa Live stream & Fight Card

Aug. 31: Bendigo, Australia

A win at Bendigo Stadium on Saturday will catapult Horn into a December 23 fight in Japan against WBA regular middleweight champion Ryota Murata.

Further down the track, Horn’s trainer Glenn Rushton is looking at fights against global superstars in either WBA Super and WBC and IBF titleholder Canelo Alvarez or former WBA, WBC and IBF champion Gennady Golovkin,

But the immediate target is Zerafa, in Horn’s first fight since his second daughter Charlotte was born two months ago.

Horn is determined to avoid the same issue he had before his only professional loss to Terence Crawford in June 2018, when he slept in the same Las Vegas room as his eldest daughter Isabelle, who was almost six months old at the time.

“She was a bit disturbing in the middle of the night. I was waking up a bit tired,” Horn told AAP.

“But we’ve got a house here (in Bendigo) and we’ve got three bedrooms. I’m in one of them (my wife) Jo is in one with Charlotte and Isabelle is in the other, so we’re nice and settled I’ve even got my bed that I sleep in at home delivered to the house I’m staying at.”

Horn is enjoying not having to worry about cutting weight.

You can tune in for the big fight Saturday, August 31, from 7.00pm AEST. Jeff “The Hornet” Horn takes on Melbourne boxer Michael “Pretty Boy” Zerafa on Saturday, 31 August. Here’s how to watch it live.

Aussie boxing fans are lacing on the gloves for an action-packed Saturday evening, as Horn and Zerafa come head-to-head at Bendigo Stadium. Horn is looking forward to his next championship title shot, but he will have to defeat Zerafa to get there. The main card also features a bout between Brock Jarvis vs Ernesto Saulong. And don’t forget about the other big fight this weekend in Lomachenko vs Campbell. It’s only available on Kayo Sports, which we detail below, but here’s your full guide on how to watch it live.

Watch Horn vs Zerafa live on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 7:00 PM AEST live streamed on foxtel

Jeff Horn (19-1-1) v Michael Zerafa (26-3-0)

WBA Oceania Middleweight Title

WBO Oriental Middleweight Title

IBF Middleweight Asian-Oceania Championship

10 rounds x 3 minutes

Brock Jarvis (16-0-0) v Ernesto Saulong (22-4-2)

IBF Asia-Oceania Jr. Featherweight Title

WBA Oceania Super Bantamweight Title

10 rounds 3 minutes

Former WBO world welterweight champion Jeff “The Hornet” Horn returns to the boxing ring ready to make a run at the middleweight division, as he takes on Michael “Pretty Boy” Zerafa at the Bendigo Stadium in Victoria, Australian on August 31 live online on Main Event Foxtel.

Horn (19-1-1, 13 KOs) is best known for his upset victory over Filipino ring legend and international sport icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao.

The fight with Pacquiao was a career defining moment for the 31-year-old former school teacher. He was able to pull off the upset and win the WBO welterweight title.

He defended the belt against British contender Gary Corcoran stopping him by TKO, but eventually losing the title when he fought in the USA against American pound for pound king Terence Crawford.

Horn felt he wasn’t allowed to fight his fight against Crawford and felt the refs constant involved hindered his ability to apply pressure to break down the undefeated American star.

After the TKO loss to Crawford, Horn went back home to Australia went up to middleweight and knocked out Aussie star Anthony Mundine.

He feels his frame is a lot stronger moving up in weight and would like to make a run at any of the title holders in the division like Ryota Murata, Canelo Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin, but he would still be open to a rematch with Manny Pacquiao, the fight could be fought at a catchweight of 152 lbs.

Michael Zerafa (26-3, 15 KOs) is a 27-year-old middleweight contender from Melbourne who campaigned at super welterweight as well.

Jeff Horn is out to prove the critics who say his win over Manny Pacquiao was a fluke wrong and they include his next opponent Michael Zerafa.