Florian Marku: Anyone, anywhere, just bring me world title fight

Florian Marku has declared that he will take any fight that will bring him closer to a world title challenge, against anyone, anywhere.

Marku is working his way up the welterweight ranks. Last time out he halted former British champion Chris Jenkins in just four rounds to pick up the IBF International strap, a ranking belt for that sanctioning body.

He's now looking for "whoever will bring me faster to a world title".

"I don't care whoever they bring for me," Marku said. "We fight every day, we spar every day, for us it's like drinking a coffee. I can fight wherever they bring me. Of course there are some good names in the welterweight division. Whoever they bring me, I'm going to fight."

An appealing target for him would be Chris Kongo, an exciting fighter who earlier this month defeated Sebastian Formella, the German contender who's fought both Conor Benn and Shawn Porter before.

"If they pay me good, of course [he'd fight Kongo]. Not one by one, if the money's right bring them two by two. I don't care. I really don't care. I want to secure my family's future and to be a world champion. Of course, him and whoever else they want," Marku said.

"Conor Benn is doing very good. Great fights, he's done great, great work. Of course I would love to fight him but he'll avoid me and I don't want to discuss him. But let's see what the future will bring.

"I'm happy with my results. I'm new in this game, you know I was a kickboxer and boxing is a little bit different, but I'm improving a lot and I have much more to show to the people."

He is close to realising a childhood dream. Marku wants to box in the national stadium in Albania. But his team is working on making that a realistic possibility.

"In Albania, maybe end of August,