According to British superstar Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs), he is very open to the idea of fighting his country rival, IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs).

Khan has been inactive since last May, when he moved up to a catch-weight of 155-pounds and was knocked out in six rounds by Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. A few weeks later he underwent surgery on his hand which kept him out of the ring for the remainder of the year.

Brook also took a big risk, when he moved up by two weight divisions, to challenge middleweight king Gennady Golovkin. Brook was stopped in five rounds. He suffered a fractured orbital bone, which kept him out of the gym for a few months.

Brook will return on May 27th in Sheffield, when he makes a mandatory title defense against undefeated Olympian Errol Spence (21-0, 18 KOs).

At the start of the year, there were discussions to do a fight against Brook - but they were worlds apart on the money. Khan was then targeting an April showdown with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao in the Middle East, but their deal fell apart when the investors were unable to provide proof of funds. Pacquiao has since finalized a deal to face Jeff Horn on July 1 in Australia.

Given the current landscape and the very hot British boxing market, Khan feels the time is right to finally face Brook after years of back and forth verbal battles.

"Kell Brook is coming off a loss to Triple G [Golovkin] where he went up a weight and I did that too against Canelo [Saul Alvarez]," Khan said to Sky Sports.

"So I think it makes sense for us to fight now. He's got Errol Spence next and if he wins that then it's a title fight but I think it's a big fight without a title, I think it's one that fight fans want to see."