My first preference was Tim Tszyu, then Jeff Horn, but they didn't want that. Horn said no to a trilogy and Tszyu is still running from me.While doing his best to sell the virtues of the match up with the fight veteran, Zerafa admitted Mundine wasn't impressive in his last fight and acknowledged the Indigenous sporting great was past his Mundine vs Zerafa live streaming best. I'm taking this fight very seriously. It doesn't matter who I'm fighting I'm training the exact same. Whether it's Mundine at his worst, or at his best, I'm still training hard. But it's just like saying Jeff Horn in his last fight looked absolutely pathetic, but he was the man that dethroned Manny Pacquiao. "Everyone has their off days. There's a plan to this. The fight against Mundine might not give Zerafa's career a huge injection in terms of credibility but it's a money spinner and also gives him a chance to raise his profile when his career hit a few hurdles.
The shock victory should have been the perfect launching point for Zerafa to reignite his career and he was offered a shot at the WBA title held by Japan's Ryota Murata. But Horn's management kiboshed his dreams of fighting for the Mundine vs Zerafa fight title belt, insisting he honour the rematch clause in the initial fight contract. Zerafa pleaded with Horn and his trainer Glenn Rushton to let him fight Murata first and guaranteed Team Horn a shot at the world title if he won. That request was knocked back and he was forced to fulfill his contractual obligations in a return bout with Horn in Brisbane. Zerafa's manager Sam Labruna claimed Zerafa had an offer worth over $800,000 to fight Murata.
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