Marku vs Khan? 'We want top names!'

Florian Marku will target "top names" such as Amir Khan if he produces a career-best win over Chris Jenkins in Newcastle on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

The London-based, Albania-born southpaw puts his IBF International belt on the line against the former British and Commonwealth welterweight champion in the chief support for Savannah Marshall's world title defence against Femke Hermans in Newcastle.

Victory over Jenkins could put Marku on a collision course with Britain's best contenders, including Khan or his recent conqueror Kell Brook.

"Florian has a huge fight this weekend against Chris Jenkins, who has recently beaten Julius Idongo - a former unified world champion," said Adam Morallee, of Marku's management team S-JAM Boxing.

"Chris Jenkins is a legendary figure of the British scene and if Florian wins this fight, he will show the level he's at.

"I think a lot of people think Florian is a well-known fighter with an enormous fanbase but isn't at the right level. This is Florian's chance to show his levels, win this fight and move on to bigger and higher-profile fights at 147.

"It's red-hot division, there are lots of people out there ranging from Amir Khan to Kell Brook to Conor Benn, to Michael McKinson, Virgil Ortiz - very, very top names at 147 [pounds]."

Khan has yet to reveal his next move after suffering a sixth-round stoppage in his long-awaited grudge match against Brook in February.

If Khan decides to fight on and not trigger a rematch clause with former IBF welterweight champion Brook, then the up-and-coming Marku would certainly relish the prospect of taking him on.

The 29-year-old is eager to get a high-profile opponent for a contest in his home country too and Khan would certainly fit the bill,