Oleksandr Usyk has remained tight-lipped about what his future holds, as Australian rising star Jai Opetaia set his sights on fighting the heavyweight world champion.
Usyk and promoter Alex Krassyuk spoke to Sky Sports at Saturday night's Ring Magazine Awards, just under a month after the Ukrainian boxer successfully defended his unified world heavyweight championships against Tyson Fury.
Uysk, who has been linked with facing the winner of February 22's Daniel Dubois-Joseph Parker IBF heavyweight title fight and has also previously suggested he could drop back down to cruiserweight level, said he was currently having a "rest" and did not yet know what would ultimately come next for him.
Krassyuk then added: "You never know. I have no idea; we have no idea.
"Now it's time to relax, it's time to take rest, and then after Dubois fights Parker, which I think Parker is going to win, we just don't know what's going to happen next. So now it's just time for relaxing."
Dubois, who claimed the IBF belt vacated by Usyk when he beat Anthony Joshua last September, has called for an undisputed showdown with Usyk, who holds the WBO, WBA and WBC belts.
And another fighter who has now said he is willing to take on Usyk in future is Opetaia, the IBF cruiserweight champion who underlined his growing status by defending his belt at that level with a emphatic knockout win over David Nyika in Australia on Wednesday.
Opetaia, 29, is currently looking to emulate Usyk by becoming the undisputed cruiserweight champion.
Asked if he would jump at the chance to take on Usyk in a heavyweight clash if an opportunity arose, Opetaia said: "Definitely.
"That's something I'd take with both hands, a fight like that. It's a massive opportunity for myself.
"Respect to Usyk, I think he's one of the best fighters of our generation, but I'd love to test myself and move up there."
At cruiserweight, Opetaia said he would next welcome a match-up against unified WBA and WBO world champion Gilberto Ramirez.
"I would love that fight," he said.
"I'm chasing unification fights so hopefully one of those."
