Dereck Chisora and Joseph Parker are keen to finalise a new date for a fight after the last planned event was postponed by Parker’s surprise injury.
The duo were due to fight in October 2019 but the New Zealand fighter’s training was derailed by a spider bite which caused a three-week bout of illness.
Parker is not set to fight Junior Fa on 27 February, after which he could set up a fight with Chisora.
Speaking to Sky Sports, David Higgins was keen on the possibility.
"I've heard some noises and frankly that is a fight with interest," Parker's manager David Higgins said.
"We'd endorse it and there is interest from Parker, and our management team would endorse it.
"There was a lot of talk in the past. The fight was contracted at one point. I think that fight makes sense."
"They would want to do it in the UK. I would challenge Chisora and David Haye to come down to New Zealand to do it," said Higgins.
"If not, we'll still discuss it, but it would be very interesting to see one, whether they are for real, and two, what they have in mind.
"From the Parker perspective why waste time? We'd be keen to get that fight up and going in New Zealand or the United Kingdom, in the beginning of June would be feasible I'd think.
"If you're interested in the fight, David Haye has my phone number. Joseph Parker's promoter is Eddie Hearn and Matchroom, and they would be on board too.
"In the past, it was an option that Matchroom were favourable about, so if Chisora and Haye are serious, start some discussions and obviously Joseph has to do the business in February, which is all he's focused on. But there is no harm in us as management talking about the future now."
Chisora is looking for another fight after a narrow loss to Oleksandr Usyk in October, and is willing to face Parker.
"I've made no secret that I want the fight with Parker," Chisora said to Sky Sports.
"I signed the fight, flew to his camp in LA to film only for him to chicken out and claim a spider bite was the reason he couldn't step in the ring with me.
"The truth is, when sat across the table, looking in my eyes, reality hit, he wasn't ready for the WAR I bring. If fight fans want it, I'm game. He can come to me this time. This fight happens on my turf."
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