The team behind heavyweight contender Otto Wallin would like to secure him a fight with former WBO world champion Joseph Parker.

A few months ago, Parker suffered the first knockout loss of his career when Joe Joyce stopped him inside the distance of their WBO interim-title clash.

Wallin is pushing to make himself the frontrunner to face former two-time champion Anthony Joshua in 2023. Joshua is considering several names for his next fight. Wallin is one of those names, but not at the top of the list.

The Swedish boxer had his first bout on UK soil back in February with a decision over Kamil Sokolowski in Cardiff.

"Otto fought in the UK this year," Wallin's promoter Dmitriy Salita told Sky Sports. "His goal is to get a rematch with Tyson Fury and to fight Anthony Joshua.

"Tyson is fighting obviously against (Derek) Chisora in December, but Joshua seems to be in flux. Otto wants to keep busy with significant fights. Joseph Parker is a good opponent for Otto to fight - and one that we will pursue with interest."

Back in 2019, Wallin gave Fury one of the toughest fights of his career. Fury had to overcome two severe cuts, which came from punches, to win a twelve round unanimous decision.

Joshua is coming off back to back decision losses to unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Salita is not confident that Joshua would want to face someone with the boxing style of Wallin.

"Otto feels very confident about his chances to win, while it's possible that Joshua may feel a little intimidated coming off a loss against a southpaw in Usyk. He did a great job, but he lost," Salita said.

"There have been some good discussions, we love the fight and we're ready for it, any time, any day of the week."