Joseph Parker has put forward the idea of fighting Derek Chisora in a trilogy matchup on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk's and Daniel Dubois' undisputed
heavyweight world title clash on July 19 at Wembley Stadium.
Now Zealander Parker hasn't fought since a
second-round KO of Martin Bakole in February, when he was originally supposed to fight Dubois for the Brit's IBF title.
Dubois fell ill on fight week and pulled out of the contest, however, extending Parker's streak of fighting without a world title on the line to 14.
Parker holds the WBO "interim" title and is the mandatory challenger for the winner of Usyk vs. Dubois, so his long-awaited shot is just around the corner.
In the meantime, though, the Kiwi warrior wants to remain active and has earmarked a spot on the Wembley bill as the perfect opportunity to do so.
Pressed on an opponent choice, Parker circled back to an old foe he has shared the ring with twice already.
"I'd like to be out ASAP," he told
The Ring. "I know Usyk and Dubois are fighting on July 19, I'd like to either fight not long after that, or it'd be great if I could be on the same card. That's been floated by Queensberry, so it'd be nice.
"Who do I fight? I'm not sure. The belts are held up at the moment. Usyk and Dubois have the belts, and whoever wins, who knows what kind of rematch clauses are in the contract.
"It'd be nice to fight anyone. It'd be nice to fight someone like ... Derek Chisora is looking for his 50th fight, and I'm not sure if he's going to fight for a title. I know I've beaten him twice, but I've never had a trilogy in my career, so Derek always brings it, and it could be a good sort of fight to keep me busy."
Parker also mentioned a potential clash with Dillian Whyte, who had the beating of him when they fought in July 2018.
Whyte won their O2 Arena bout by unanimous decision, but the fight was an entertaining one and saw both men hit the canvas.
Whoever Parker fights next, he's insistent that the obvious end goal is to fight the winner of Usyk and Dubois eventually, whether that be the end of 2025 or 2026.
"There's also Dillian Whyte," he added. "Fabio Wardley is fighting Justis Huni this weekend, or very soon. There's many options out there. I know [Martin] Bakole wants a rematch, too.
"But I think it would be awesome to fight on the undercard of Usyk and Dubois. I'll fight anyone. Like I said, if there's no one else to fight, Derek Chisora is always keen.
"He's always up for it but he's also got a great following, and he's looking for his 50th fight, and then I'll try and get the winner of Usyk and Dubois.
"In terms of timing, I'm not sure whether it's going to be 2025 or 2026. It just depends on whatever happens with the belts, whether they unify and they have another fight or whether the belts get broken up and spread around. It depends on how that goes."