Anthony Joshua is set to target Joseph Parker as his next opponent in potentially the most lucrative fight of the Kiwi's boxing career.
The Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday that Joshua, who holds the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) crowns is looking to add the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) title held by Parker with a February 3 fight mooted for London.
Joshua, who fights Carlos Takam in Cardiff on Saturday (NZT Sunday), was "likely to target" Parker next, followed by "a blockbuster battle with Deontay Wilder", the World Boxing Council (WBC) champion.
"I want to unify all the titles and fight all the champions by the end of 2018," Joshua told the Daily Telegraph.
A fight against Joshua would be the biggest pay packet of Parker's career.
The total purse for Joshua's April title defence victory over Wladimir Klitchsko reached NZ$76 million with the two fighters sharing the spoils.
But Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, told the Daily Mail that Parker could not expect an even share.
"He would have to accept getting less money than Wladimir, who deserved a 50-50 purse split. What's Parker worth? I would say 20 per cent is about right."
Hearn said several scenarios were possible.
Joshua could fight Parker at London's O2 Arena on February 3, or if that could not go ahead, a fight could take place in the Middle East in March or April.
"The plan is for AJ to unify the belts in 2018, and we really would like to create three massive fights next year," Hearn told the Daily Telegraph.
"Feb 3 is a potential date, at the O2, against Parker for the WBO belt, or if that doesn't work out, so too is a fight in the Middle East in the first quarter.
"Wilder is a target as well, in a summer fight. But we are also offering Wilder that Feb 3 date at the O2 Arena against Dillian Whyte."
"Ideally, we want Wilder to fight Whyte on Feb 3, and we have offered him US$3 million (NZ$4.3m) plus US television money, which is worth at least another million," Hearn said.
"It would be the perfect lead in to a Joshua fight, if Wilder could come through that."
Parker, Joshua and Wilder are all unbeaten.
Photo by: ANDREW COULDRIDGE/ REUTERS (Caption: Joseph Parker, pictured beating Hughie Fury, may get a shot at Anthony Joshua in London in February)