Last Updated: Fri, 02 May 2008 15:15
Amir Khan is lining up a bout against former light-welterweight world champion Gavin Rees at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena.
The fight is being set up for June 21, with the Bolton boxer's Commonwealth lightweight title on the line.
Welshman Rees fights out of the same Newbridge stable that produced world champion Joe Calzaghe and Enzo Macarinelli.
The 27-year-old lost the first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title to Andreas Kotelnik in Cardiff in March.
But he is on a shortlist to take on Olympic silver medalist Khan, 21, who improved his record to 17-0 when stopping Martin Kristjansen in the seventh round at Bolton Arena in April.
An official announcement of Khan's opponent is expected on Tuesday.
Rees's fellow Enzo Calzaghe-trained stable-mate Bradley Pryce will defend his Commonwealth light-middleweight title in the chief support bout in Birmingham.