The Joseph Parker camp feels a world title fight may not be too far away for the New Zealand boxer.
Tyson Fury's upset win over Wladimir Klitschko has thrown the heavyweight division wide open.
The Briton now holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts.
Parker is ranked fifth in the WBO and his trainer Kevin Barry says Fury is likely to concentrate on just one belt, which could open opportunities for others.
Joseph Parker who has Samoan ancestry takes on the towering 6'7" American Daniel Martz in Hamilton this weekend.
Martz will be both the tallest and youngest opponent that Parker has faced to date and will enter the ring with an impressive record, including 14 wins, 11 coming by way of knockout.
Parker's opponent at the Rumble in Paradise in Samoa on January 23 is experienced 31-year-old American,Jason Bergman