Joseph Parker sees a victory over Fabio Wardley as the gateway to fights against Oleksandr Usyk and Moses Itauma.

The winner of Parker's October 25 clash with Wardley will be the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight title that Usyk, the undisputed champion, holds.

Usyk would have to fight the Parker-Wardley victor, or vacate that WBO belt.

If Usyk doesn't take that bout, the winner would then be upgraded to full world champion, with rising star Moses Itauma already the No 1 challenger in the WBO ratings.

"There are a lot of options out there after this fight," Parker told Sky Sports News .

"But if I don't get past Fabio Wardley there's no point talking about any Moses Itauma, any Usyk, anything else.

"But those fights are down the line and those fights are options once I ge

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