For Michael Zerafa, all roads lead to a Tszyu or two

Motivation can be a hard thing to come by in boxing, especially when coming off a loss.

The rebuilding phase can take time. Confidence-building fights often take place away from the bright lights and the big stage. Purses diminish. The bandwagon empties. All but the rusted-on fans disappear.

No one knows this better than Michael Zerafa, who is coming off a second-round knockout loss to WBA middleweight titleholder Erislandy Lara in March.

But the 32-year-old Zerafa (31-5,...