Artur Beterbiev is chasing a fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, according to Top Rank president Todd DuBoef.
The unbeaten Russian light heavyweight fights on Friday night against Marcus Browne in a mandatory defence, putting both his IBF and WBC titles on the line.
DuBoef explained that Beterbiev is one of the most powerful fighters on the planet.
"Beterbiev is the opposite of Vasiliy Lomachenko stylistically," he told Sky Sports.
"He is a force of nature. You can see his grit and his stoic behaviour.
"He does incredible strength exercises.
"Beterbiev is an absolute beast. He will hunt you down, take what you've got, and take your head off!
"He is as exciting as anyone. Everybody wants to watch him in the ring.”
Of the future, DuBoef said that the 175lb is considering a clash with Canelo.
"The biggest thing for him is: what's next? Does he get a shot at Canelo? What are his opportunities?"
The 31-year-old Mexican had been expected to move up to light heavyweight for the second time in his career. In 2019 he knocked out Sergey Kovalev, but since then had focussed on becoming the undisputed super middleweight champion.
He has since announced his intention to fight WBC cruiserweight Ilunga Makabu in May.