Angelo Leo wants a huge featherweight clash with pound-for-pound star Naoya Inoue.
Inoue is one of the biggest names at the smaller end of the weight scale and he is regularly chased for title fights.
Leo is a new champion at 126lbs after taking the IBF strap from Luis Alberto Lopez two weekends ago.
Speaking to BoxingScene, Leo said he is ready for the Japanese fighter if he moves up from 122lbs.
“Yes, of course. I think Naoya in a way is one of the best fighters in the world right now and I would love to take a crack at him,” Leo said. “I think he's fighting at 122 pounds right now and I heard a lot of rumours that he is planning to move up to 126 in the future.”
Discussing his own move up from 122lbs, he added: “I moved up because 122 was just too difficult to make.
"I felt like I was outgrowing 122 pounds and my body was asking for me to go up in weight, so that's why we decided to go 126, and I feel a lot better there now.
“I would have to say that's the best decision. Honestly, we weren't really looking for the knockout. The strategy was just to go in there and to outwork them, out-point them, and if the knockout came, then it came. But for the most part, we're looking for a decision just to go in there and win.”
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