Promoter Eddie Hearn has Joseph Parker's next six months mapped out, confirming he'd like the Kiwi to fight Derek Chisora in November.
Parker waltzed to a 10th-round TKO stoppage win over former world-title challenger Alex Leapai on Sunday (NZT), battering the Australian-Samoan in every round.
The 27-year-old put on a near flawless performance, although questions still remained about his genuine knockout power.
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Despite failing to knock Leapai off his feet, Hearn was impressed with his new charge, believing Parker showed boxing smarts, after the early slugfest.
"I thought Joe was really sharp, really good," Hearn told IFL TV. "I think after about three rounds, he decided the risk wasn't worth it and coasted through the rest of the fight.
"He slowed down and took his time."
Afterwards, Parker suggested he would like to fight Dillian Whyte or Anthony Joshua next, to avenge his only two losses, before moving onto Andy Ruiz Jr, the new unified heavyweight champion, if the Mexican-American still holds his titles.
But Hearn has other plans for the Kiwi, pushing for a Parker v Chisora fight on the undercard of Joshua's November rematch with Ruiz in the UK.
This fight was in the works earlier this year, but Team Parker accused Chisora of stalling and the negotiations came to an abrupt halt.
But with Chisora also fighting under the Matchroom banner, Hearn should have no problem bringing the two heavyweights together, if the Brit wins his July fight against Artur Szpilka.
And a win for Parker against Chisora would open up further options for the former WBO champion to get right back in the heavyweight mix.
"We can push on from here and Parker v Chisora on the AJ undercard in November makes perfect sense.
"Loads of fights make sense - Alex Povetkin, Oleksandr Usyk, Michael Hunter... Murat Gassiev is a really good fight for him.
"Loads of fights, but I really like the Chisora fight, if Derek gets through his July fight."
For his part, Parker was pleased with his performance against Leapai.
While disappointed he couldn't get an early knockout, he stressed the importance of getting in quality rounds before bigger fights to come.
"I got more rounds than I expected," Parker told IFL TV. "I haven't been in the ring for half a year and I felt a little rushed at the beginning, because I wanted to get him out of there.
"Once I started boxing, I was able to pick my shots and he really took some big shots, but he's a really tough dude.
"He [Leapai] has a lot of heart and showed a lot of determination just to keep going.
"I think if I had stepped back and picked my shots, been a little bit more patient in that first round and landed some cleaner shots, I think he would have fallen.
"But it is what it is and I got some really good rounds under my belt."
Fellow Kiwi heavyweight Junior Fa was also victorious on the weekend, remaining unbeaten after a unanimous-decision win over veteran American slugger Dominick Guinn.
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