Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport has revealed that he will hold talks about a possible fight between Scott Quigg and Nonito Donaire in Manchester this November.

Quigg remains determined to face his domestic rival Carl Frampton, but will switch his attention to Filipino star Donaire if a fight cannot be agreed with the Northern Irishman.

The Bury man defended his WBA super-bantamweight title with a stunning stoppage of Kiko Martinez last month and his promoter Hearn hopes to deliver a big-name fight before the end of the year.

A meeting with Top Rank supremo Bob Arum, who promotes Donaire, is scheduled for next week and the three-weight world champion could be heading to these shores in the winter.   

“I have been speaking to Bob Arum for a while now about the Donaire fight,” Hearn told Sky Sports. “Obviously the Frampton fight still takes priority, but the Donaire fight is one that can definitely happen in November.

“Originally we were looking at Dubai, but we would like to bring that fight to Manchester at the end of November. Bob comes next week for a meeting and we’ll see where we go with it.

“I think Quigg-Donaire is a wonderful fight and one we are very keen to make.”

Repeated attempts to stage Quigg-Frampton have fallen through, despite Hearn putting up a £1.5m for the ‘Jackal’, and a recent offer to stage a return bout in Belfast. 

Manager Barry McGuigan has guided Frampton to world title success and the current IBF champion overcame two knockdowns to defeat Alejandro Gonzalez Jr on points last month.

A mandatory defense against Shingo Wake is also part of Frampton's plans, but Hearn insists that "egos" have to be put to one side as the two camps attempt to agree a future fight.

“Carl has obviously gone to America and had a good fight out there, so he’s doing okay of course, but it’s difficult at the moment. Frampton’s team believe they have an edge over Scott and they might be right, but it depends what happens. I would like to make the fight next, because the more success either one has, the harder it’s going to be to make in the long run.

“Everybody wants the fight. I have said before in an interview, there will have to be some egos that are deflated to make the fight happen. Doesn’t necessarily mean just from their side, could be from our side as well. Something has got to give to make that fight because we’re not there yet.

“Scott is out there in America and we are talking most days, but we want to see that meeting with Bob Arum as well and see how likely the Donaire fight is for Manchester.”