According to several sources in Australia, former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn is considering the possibility or parting ways with his longtime trainer Glenn Rushton.

There has been a mountain of criticism in the aftermath of Horn's brutal knockout loss at the hands of Michael Zerafa on Saturday night in Bendigo.

Most of the critics have centered in on Rushton, because they believe the trainer did not stop the fight quick enough and allowed Horn to take unnecessary punishment.

Seven News in Brisbane reported that Horn and his family held a meeting to discuss his future with the trainer.

While initially defending his decision to allow the fight to play out, Rushton eventually released a statement to apologize for not throwing in the towel fast enough.

“Half of you says you want to throw the towel in and the other half says if he grabs him and hangs on, we’re close to the end of the round,” Rushton said.

Hall of Famer Jeff Fenech lashed out at Rushton for allowing the punishment to continue for far too long.

“The corner should never have allowed him to take that much punishment,’’ Fenech told News. “I thought it was disgraceful.’’

The fight came to a close in the ninth round, when Horn went down for a second time and could barely stand, as the boxer's father ordered the corner to stop the contest.

There was also a lot of drama over Horn's diet. The contest took place at middleweight, which allowed the boxer to eat food he usually wouldn't be able to consume. 

Rushton claims Horn was eating a lot of junk food.

“We’ve got to sit down and have that long, hard talk and say exactly what does that look like, diet-wise work-wise and really put the effort in,” Rushton said.