Joseph Parker will be 'watching very closely' when Anthony Joshua challenges IBF champion Charles Martin, as he wants to face the winner.
Joshua can become Britain's next heavyweight champion when he challenges Martin for the IBF belt at London's O2 Arena on April 9, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
And Parker is keeping a watchful eye on the Martin-Joshua fight as he can secure an IBF title shot if he wins a final eliminator against Carlos Takam.
The unbeaten Kiwi, who expects to take on Takam in May, told Sky Sports: "I will be watching very closely and I'll be seeing how both fighters go.
"I'm excited to see this fight. It's a big step for Joshua to step up and take on Martin, but I think Joshua has got what it takes to become a champion and Martin will come prepared as well - he doesn't want to lose his title.
"It's 50-50, but it depends on who wants it more. Whoever trains the hardest will win the fight.
"We're both taking a risky fight early in our careers. Most fighters take little steps at a time and I think at this stage me and Joshua have taken a big step for both our next fights.
"It's a step we need to take, because there is a lot of interest in what we're doing in our careers in the heavyweight division."
Joshua has suggested he expects to share the ring with Parker 'sooner rather than later' and the big-hitting 24-year-old believes they would produce an explosive fight.
"We both want to become champions of the world, so I think we will definitely meet in the future," said Parker.
"We've both got power, we're both heavyweights and in the heavyweight division there is always knockouts. I think we both have the ability to knock each other out, it just depends who lands that big punch first.
"We've both to keep doing our thing, keep on winning, and hopefully when it comes together there will be a lot of interest."
Las Vegas-based trainer Kevin Barry has revealed Parker may take a fight in Britain later this year if he defeats the dangerous Takam.
Barry said: "If they both win - Joshua in April and Parker in May - I think it's inevitable they will fight. It would be a fight between the two best prospects in the division. There is a chance we may take a fight in the UK towards the end of this year. Who knows?
"The Parker-Joshua fight may even be a type of fight that comes to Las Vegas. There is a lot of interest here and a lot of things are going to happen over the next 12 months."