Anthony Crolla would welcome the chance to make the first defence of his WBA world lightweight title against domestic rival Kevin Mitchell.
Crolla (30-4-3-KO12) delighted Manchester on Saturday night when he relieved Darleys Perez of his belt with a spectacular fifth-round stoppage - and is already talking about opponents for 2016.
Mitchell (39-3-KO29) takes on Ismael Barroso (18-0-2-KO17) on the Anthony Joshua v Dillian Whyte undercard at the The O2 on December 12 and with the interim WBA strap at stake, the winner would move up to becoming Crolla's mandatory challenger.
Crolla said of the situation: "I've had a sit down with Eddie Hearn, who treated me to some lunch. Both him and my trainer Joe Gallagher want me to enjoy a bit of a rest now.
"I'm not going to be going out like I did Saturday and coming home at 7am. I might have a night or two out with the lads but then I'll be back in and ticking over. Maybe not punching but keeping my body in a good place with swimming and yoga.
"It takes a good fighter to win a world title and a better one to keep hold of it. I've achieved a boyhood dream but now it's about holding on to it. I want to make my family financially secure so I'm looking at paying the house off. Maybe I can do that over the next fight or so.
"More important than any financial things though, is that I'd love more nights like Saturday night. It was an absolutely magical night for me.
"Kevin Mitchell fights in December and if he wins, then he becomes a mandatory challenger. It's a great fight and an easy fight to make. It would attract a big crowd and be a great fight for British boxing. Whether I'd fight again before that, I don't know."
Celebrations in Manchester went long in to the night over the weekend as one of their favourite boxing sons completed a remarkable journey to world champion status - and Crolla himself admits to have had little sleep when he appeared on Sky Sports News HQ the following day.
The 29-year-old said: "It ended up being a bit of a party. You don't become world champion every night and before you know it, I was getting in to the hotel at 7am. I was so high on adrenaline still. The next day I was on Sky Sports News HQ so I didn't get to sleep.
"It looked like the walk of shame because I still had last night's clothes on. It's been a crazy 48 hours since. It's mad. I went to the chippy on Sunday night and it was a busy night. Everyone was getting one to try and recover from the night before and they blamed me!"
Mitchell was last in action on May 30 when he lost a world title fight for a third time - coming up agonisingly short against WBC champion Jorge Linares after sustaining a serious cut.
