By Jake Donovan

In a stateside scene where female fighters struggle to line up a single fight, Jennifer Han suddenly finds herself flush with opportunities.

The reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight titlist was called out by recently crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) queenpin Amanda Serrano is a desired unification bout. It’s a fight that Han embraces, provided she take care of present business at hand.

“Right now I have a mandatory defense for my IBF title, but I’m always ready to fight,” Han (13-3-1, 1KO) insisted to BoxingScene.com in openly embracing the proposed title unification bout.

For now, Han’s next fight will come versus unbeaten mandatory challenger Gaelle Amand of France. Pandora Promotions outbid Amand’s promoter, Etoile Verte Production during a purse bid hearing held Thursday afternoon at IBF headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey. Pandora – founded by famed former featherweight champ and still active 122 lb. contender Maureen Shea – won the rights to promote the fight with a winning submission of $61,000. The 75/25 split in the champion’s favor gives El Paso’s Han a payday just north of $45,000 – with a win leading to so much more.

A date and venue have yet to be secured for Han-Amand, but likely to be finalized in the coming days.

“We have several options we are looking at,” Pandora Promotions CEO Luigi Olcese informed BoxingScene.com. “There’s nothing firm yet, but we are working on that.”

Han – whose younger brother Abraham (“Abie”) is a middleweight gatekeeper – claimed the vacant title in her most recent fight, a 10-round win over Helen Joseph last September at home in El Paso. A former reality TV star with a background in MMA and kickboxing in addition to a decorated amateur boxing career, the 32-year old currently rides a three-fight win streak.

Amand (13-0, 1KO), also 32, will fight outside of Europe for the first time in her career. The unbeaten featherweight from Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France has been out of the ring since last June, with the title opportunity practically falling in her lap.

An eliminator was originally ordered between Amanda and Canada’s Jelena Mrdjenovich, who gave up her number-one ranking in favor of a rematch with Argentina’s Edith Soledad Matthysse. The fighting sister of Lucas and Walter Matthysse bested Mrdjenovich in their featherweight unification clash last August in Argentina, with part two set for March 11 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

With that fight set, Amand was summoned to the mandatory slot and agreeing to enter negotiations with Han. The two attempted to work out terms for more than a month before Thursday’s purse bid hearing was ordered.

While her focus will remain on her next challenge, Han can use what looms ahead as motivation to perform that much better in her next outing.

“We can’t wait,” Han says of her future. “Amanda’s team can talk to my manager after my title defense so we can make that happen.”

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox