Fabio Wardley believes a future fight with Moses Itauma is a genuine possibility, but only if he and his stablemate claim world titles first.
The British heavyweights are both on the verge of challenging for major belts.
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Wardley returns to action on October 25 against Joseph ParkerCredit: Getty
Wardley faces Joseph Parker on October 25 in a WBO interim title fight to establish the next mandatory challenger for undisputed king Oleksandr Usyk.
Meanwhile, Itauma is ranked No.1 by the WBA and WBO following a perfect 13-0 start to life in the paid ranks.
Both men are trained by Ben Davison, which would make for an awkward conversation if they signed to fight each other.
However, Wardley believes that could be placed to one side if the terms are right.
“Who knows how the future’s going to go? Right now me and Moses, we’re both on our own courses,” Wardley told Sky Sports News.
“We both need to grab our world titles first, before we’re able to have some conversations, maybe about crossing swords ourselves.
“But there’s enough out there right now for the pair of us to have a go at and just occupy ourselves with before we need to start having a serious think about us maybe getting in the ring at the same time.”
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While Wardley’s next fight is set in stone, Itauma’s future remains less clear.
The Chatham southpaw is scheduled to box on December 13 in Manchester, yet finding an opponent has proved difficult following his one-round blowout of Dillian Whyte in August.
According to head coach Davison, previous frontrunners Jermaine Franklin and Filip Hrgovic have both turned down the opportunity to face the precocious 20-year-old talent.
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Itauma is struggling to find an opponent after knocking out Whyte in AugustCredit: Getty
“Those are the two on everybody’s lips,” Davison told Sky Sports of fights with Hrgovic and Franklin.
“They’re not interested, and it’s the same for pretty much all of them, so it’s difficult.
“It’s difficult to get these opponents at this moment in time. They’re not interested; they don’t want to play ball.
“They just want so much money to box him; it’s hard to get the opponents.
“But if not, I suppose we’ll have to drop down a level and try again in the new year, maybe.
“They just want so much money to box him; it’s hard to get the opponents.
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“The next fight, if we can pull something off and get somebody like that, we’re all for that.
“That’s what we’re after, the same as everybody else.”
Itauma told talkSPORT on Wednesday that he has been given a list of three potential opponents, but stopped short of revealing who they were.