Manny Pacquiao's conqueror Jeff Horn aims for Conor McGregor after Gary Corcoran fight

Australian won a contentious decision against the Filipino former world champion in Brisbane and has set his sights on UFC star McGregor.

Jeff Horn of Australia, left, during his points win over Manny Pacquiao in Brisbane. Tertius Pickard / AP Photo

Australia's Jeff Horn will defend his WBO welterweight title against England's Gary Corcoran in December before a potential blockbuster bout with UFC star Conor McGregor, reports said Sunday.

Horn stunned Manny Pacquiao in a unanimous 12-round points decision in July, with the Filipino great pulling out of a planned rematch later this year.

This has opened the door to Corcoran, with the bout set for December 13 in Brisbane as part of a two-fight deal inked with the Queensland state government, the Brisbane Courier-Mail said.

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"Corcoran is 26, so he's three years younger than me -- he's very fit, strong and hungry," Horn told the newspaper. "He's a dangerous guy. I know what it's like to be a determined underdog just like he is going into this fight.

"This is his golden opportunity to do what I did against Pacquiao but there are millions of dollars on offer for me with big fights in 2018 so I can't let this guy come to my home town and wreck all my good work."

If he wins, Horn then hopes to fight mixed martial arts champion McGregor, who made his boxing debut in a money-spinning defeat to Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas in August.

Charismatic Irishman McGregor performed creditably and said afterwards he was open to boxing again, potentially placing him on a collision course with his Ultimate Fighting Championship paymasters.

Promoter Dean Lonergan told state broadcaster ABC he was working on a second event in Brisbane before June 30 next year.

"We'd love to have Manny Pacquiao down here (again), he's certainly one of the guys on the table," he said. "There's been some murmurings and rumblings that perhaps we could get Conor McGregor down here. I would put the challenge out to Conor McGregor -- tell me how much you want it and we'll see if we can make it work."