Australian Jeff Horn’s dream fight with Manny Pacquiao will take place on July 2 at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, the Filipino great’s camp says.



It is the second time the fight has been agreed to after Pacquiao reneged on their original deal to meet in April last month as he pursued a big money bout with Britain’s Amir Khan in the Middle East.



“We’re not able to fight Amir Khan because of Ramadan, so we decided to take this fight in the interim,” Pacquiao’s advisor Michael Koncz told Fox Sports.



Koncz revealed Horn’s low profile counted against him in sealing what would be the biggest fight in Australian boxing history, leading to two months of confusion and frustration as the patient Queenslander waited for a decision from his opponent.



Koncz and Pacquiao’s fans preferred him to fight Khan, with that prospect on the table for October or November.



It means Horn will be fighting for more than just the WBO welterweight title, with a chance to become a household name by upsetting Pacquiao.



“We signed it, so yeah, we’re excited about it. But again, my preference was to fight Amir Khan,” Koncz said. “That didn’t work out. We had this on the table so we decided to take it.

“Manny will train and do the best he can and hopefully we get the fight over with very quickly, we get out of there, we say hi to the Australian fans and media and come home.



“Frankly and honestly, and nothing against Jeff Horn – I’ve never met the kid, I don’t know him personally – but the name recognition is I guess why the fans picked Amir Khan.”