Martin Murray has talked up the possibility of an all-British middleweight world title fight with newly-crowned IBF titlist Darren Barker.
Talk of a possible bout has intensified after 'Dazzling' Darren climbed off the canvas to seal a points victory over Daniel Geale in Atlantic City on Saturday night.
Murray once again reiterated his respect for Barker and believes that the 31-year-old champion is open to the possibility.
"We're both world-class fighters," BoxRec News quotes Murray as saying. "He's a world champion and I should have become one, arguably against [Felix] Sturm and definitely against [Sergio] Martinez, so we've got the chance to get a good middleweight era going again.
"Me and Barker have both said we want to get involved in big British world title fights and him beating Geale makes that possible. We've got a chance here for us to put on one the biggest fights out there. It'd be a massive event and my Twitter has gone crazy with people asking about it since his win.
"I watched him as a fan on the weekend and regardless of whether I get shot or not, I'm made up for him. He fought his heart out against Geale and he achieved his goal and I couldn't be more pleased. It's up to Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport whether it can happen, but I can't see any reason why it shouldn't [happen]. I also know we both want the fight. I don't know what the situation is with his mandatory, but his trainer Tony Simms has also talked about fighting me so they must be thinking about it."
Murray drew with Sturm in December 2011 before losing a controversial decision to Sergio Martinez in April.
Michael Penkman
