By Edward Chaykovsky

Joseph Parker's promoter Dean Lonergan is 95% sure of reaching an agreement for a December 10th fight with Andy Ruiz - which is going to take place in Auckland.  The vacant WBO title would be at stake in the fight, depending on what happens in the next week or so.

Parker is the mandatory challenger to IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who doesn't have an opponent signed for November 26th in Manchester. Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn is in talks for a fight with Wladimir Klitschko.

Everything depends on what happens with current IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The sanctioning bodies are all over him - for his inactivity since last November and testing positive for cocaine in a random drug test last month.

Based on the current situation, Lonergan views Ruiz as the best option for his fighter. Parker was in action this past Saturday night when he blew away Alexander Dimitrenko in three rounds.

Longeran admits that everything could chance within a few days - depending on what happens with Fury.

Hearn wants Fury's titles at stake in the fight with Ruiz, but Longeran has advised him to read the WBO rules.

 "Since Eddie is trying to secure Wladimir Klitschko to fight Anthony Joshua, we're not going to sit down here on our hands," Lonergan told Sky Sports. "We're going to pursue what we think is the best option for Joseph Parker. Right now, the way the cards are falling, Joseph Parker versus Andy Ruiz Jr for the WBO world title is the best opportunity we can see.

"But as Eddie continues to say, this situation is fluid and could change at any minute, because if you think back only a week ago, nobody thought that Tyson Fury wouldn't be fighting Wladimir Klitschko."

"We have agreed we can do the fight in New Zealand, we have agreed on a date and we're pretty close on getting the money down. It's just a case of waiting for Tyson Fury to be stripped and waiting for Eddie to make that deal with Anthony Joshua versus Wladimir Klitschko. I think they will make that deal, but it just won't be for the WBO heavyweight title. You guys need to read the rules to find out what can and cannot happen. Eddie will need the magic of Harry Potter, if he thinks that fight will be for the WBO belt."