Horn: I Made it Open I'd Want Mayweather, My Goal is To Unify

Although it's very, very unlikely - WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs) is holding out hope that he can get a piece of returning five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (49-0, 26 KOs).

Mayweather is back on August 26th, when he comes out of retirement to fight UFC champion Conor McGregor in a boxing match at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Horn burst on the scene earlier this month, when he pulled off an upset twelve round unanimous decision over eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.

There is a rematch clause, which Pacquiao has yet to exercise.

If Pacquiao takes a pass on a rematch - then Horn is hoping that Mayweather sticks around for at least another fight or two. Mayweather has made it known that his body is feeling the brunt of training camp and he doesn't have any intention of fighting beyond the bout with McGregor.

Horn also wants to get a unification going - with IBF champion Errol Spence or WBA, WBC champion Keith Thurman.

"Obviously we are looking at the rematch if Pacquiao wants it but if not, I've made it open out there that I'd definitely like to take on Floyd Mayweather if he wants to come back and have a proper boxing match with someone. Then unifying the division obviously is another goal of mine," Horn told Brian Campbell of CBS Sports.

"I don't think [McGregor] has much chance, that's for sure. Obviously he has a puncher's chance. In any fighting sport, if you land the right shot I guess Mayweather can go down, but I highly doubt he can connect with anything at all."

If Pacquiao does exercise the rematch clause, Horn is expecting another grueling fight.

"I think it would be definitely another awesome fight," Horn said. "I think I will definitely step up better but then again Pacquiao might come up and fight even harder again. Who knows? There will be fireworks once again if we get Pac-Horn II."