March 28th and April 11th are the 2 dates being targeted for a UK clash pitting former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (17-0) against veteran heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora (32-9).
Usyk made his heavyweight debut in October when he stopped Chazz Witherspoon in 7 rounds in Chicago. Chisora was in action 3 times last year, winning all 3 bouts including 2 by knockout.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (26-2) is very interested in facing not only the winner but both fighters.
"I would like to fight both guys you know. Chisora is coming off some great wins. Usyk coming to the heavyweight division - I will pick skills which Usyk has better skills and better movement so I will lean towards him in that fight but you can't count Chisora out. He has been looking quite good in his recent fights," Parker stated.
The 28-year-old Parker is scheduled to return to the ring on February 29th and after that fight wants to face any of the top fighters in the division.
In a perfect world after his winter bout, he hopes to return in the summer against the Usyk-Chisora winner or any other highly rated heavyweight.
"Yeah by the summer. If we fight at the end of February and they fight in that time frame then we can set something up for after everyone fights. I will fight anyone after this fight. The biggest fight we can get after that and then the biggest fight again after that. I want to be involved in the biggest fights," Parker told BoxingScene.com.
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