The 33-year-old Hobart boxer will contest the WBO interim featherweight world title at Belfast’s Windsor Park football ground against home-town champion Carl Frampton on August 18.

“I’ve never stopped believing that the last 16 years of hard work would pay off,” Jackson said from Europe.

“I’ve been presented with this massive opportunity to fight Carl Frampton in his backyard at Windsor Park and I’ve grabbed it with both hands.”

A Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and London Olympian, Jackson has compiled an undefeated 16-0 record since his first pro fight in May 2013.

He is ranked fifth by the WBO and Frampton’s promoter Frank Warren said was the ideal opponent.

“It’s going to be a really fantastic night,” Warren told Boxing Social website.

“There were a lot of guys unavailable and to defend his title he’s got to fight somebody in the top 10. Luke Jackson is rated five and he was available and I think he’s one of the best ones in that division.

“Luke Jackson won a Commonwealth bronze medal so he’s obviously a competitive guy who has fought around the world as an amateur, he’s an undefeated fighter and we’ve seen a few upsets over the last year. He thinks he’s coming here to be another one just like his roommate from the Olympics, Jeff Horn. He fancies the job, his team fancies the job, we’ll see on the night.”

Thirty-one-year-old Carl Frampton’s only loss in 26 pro fights came against Mexican Leo Santa Cruz in Las Vegas in January 2017 since when he has bounced back with two unanimous points decision victories in Belfast against another Mexican, Horacio Garcia, and Nonito Donaire, of the Philippines.

He is ranked the second best featherweight in the world, behind Santa Cruz.