As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Manny Pacquiao says he will "continue to fight" as the new World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jeff Horn called for a rematch to validate the Australian's stunning victory.

Pacquiao, winner of an unprecedented eight world titles in different weight divisions, defiantly suggested he was not ready to hang up his gloves after controversially losing to Horn in Brisbane on July 2.

"I love this sport and until the passion is gone, I will continue to fight for God, my family, my fans and my country," the 38-year-old declared on social media.

Horn stunned the boxing world with a unanimous 12-round decision over Pacquiao, a hotly contested result that triggered an outcry in the Philippines.

The WBO moved to quell the controversy by re-scoring the fight with a different set of judges - who found that Horn won by seven rounds to five.

In the ninth round of their fight, Pacquiao had Horn in a lot of trouble and many felt the contest was on the verge of being stopped. But Horn recovered in the tenth round as Pacquiao appeared to have punched himself out.

The Horn fight contract included an option for a rematch, which Pacquiao appears to be looking to exercise.

When the rematch happens, Pacquiao vowed to go right after Horn and shower down hard punches in the very first round.

“I will remind him of the ninth round in the first round,” said Pacquiao to the Manila Bulletin.

But Glenn Rushton, Horn’s longtime trainer, has warned Pacquiao to avoid the rematch for his own good.

“We’d love the rematch, of course, because we want the big fights but if I was Manny’s corner, I would tell him to chase easier fights than Jeff,” Rushton told the Courier Mail.

“If he wants to make a big payday, Manny should go after Britain’s former world champ Amir Khan. Amir would be a safer bet than getting chewed up by Jeff Horn. Jeff will only get stronger and better from that victory…Manny has reached his peak and he can’t get any better. Jeff can."