IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington is not impressed with the level of competition that Shakur Stevenson has beaten
Stevenson, who holds the WBO's world title, has been itching to fight Warrington in a high stakes unification.
Warrington appears to be heading in the direction of a clash with WBA champion Xu Can, but that match is not set in stone with the current restrictions connected to the coronavirus pandemic.
There is also a mandatory defense due to Kid Galahad, who Warrington already holds a decision win over.
Warrington has no issue with fighting Stevenson, as long as their bout is a unification.
He does not believe Stevenson has faced a high level of competition and felt the Olympian's opponents were tailor-made for him.
"I'm open to that fight," Warrington told The Boxing Show on Sky Sports. "I've made it clear that I'm happy to fight any of the other champions, I want their names on my CV.
"Stevenson is a talent. He's young, a former Olympian, he has a lot of people around him building him up. He's looked good in all of his fights so far. Everyone he's boxed has been tailor-made for him. He hasn't boxed someone who will close him down with educated pressure. People approach him in straight lines.
"I'm not saying he wouldn't be a tough fight. But he hasn't been in deep water situations. He talks confidently about coming over to the UK and fighting me in my back yard. But he hasn't been in those kind of scenarios. I don't worry about him getting better and better. Some people peak early. He's a big featherweight - I want to fight him sooner rather than later, not because I'm worried about him improving, but he's mentioned that he wants to move up divisions.
"I want to keep fighting the big names, keep proving people wrong. People think: 'Stevenson will give Josh a good fight, he's a tricky southpaw'. Let me have that challenge!"
