Joe Joyce wants to fight Oleksandr Usyk after he takes on Zhilei Zhang.
That target almost certainly relies on Joyce winning his rematch against the Chinese fighter, who beat Joyce for the WBO interim championship earlier this year.
The pair fight for the second time on September 23, and the 'Juggernaut' is confident he has done the work to win this time around, and hopes it sets him up as an opponent to the Ukrainian unified champion in the future.
He told Sky Sports: "That's the plan. It's tricky. You never know what's going to happen. I'll get there in the end. I'm confident.
"It puts me back in the mix in terms of the mandatories. The WBO gets called after the IBF which is up next. So I can get my shot in.
"I'm coming to take back what's mine and take back that WBO Interim so then I can carry on my journey and become heavyweight champion of the world."
Joyce has plans to put right his first professional defeat.
"If you look at my previous fights, each fight I change a little bit depending on the opponent. I maybe underestimated Zhang a little bit, thought I would get him out of there in the later rounds," Joyce explained.
"Obviously he was very fast and accurate with the left hand and the counter shots. But this time it's going to be different because I'm more motivated and switched on than ever.
"I was still in there and I was quite successful with the amount of shots I threw and landed and if it wasn't for the eye I think he was starting to tire mid-to-late rounds.
"I also know that so he's been training hard as well. But I think I'm going to get it this time."