Deontay Wilder is eager to finally fight Anthony Joshua before they both retire from boxing.
The heavyweight rivals have failed to negotiate a showdown on several occasions since 2017, and then signed to meet in March of this year.
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However, Wilder was beaten by Joseph Parker beforehand and so AJ faced Francis Ngannou instead, winning by devastating KO.
Now, the American is set to make his comeback against Zhilei Zhang on June 1 in Riyadh as part of the Queensberry-Matchroom 5 vs 5 event, which also features Filip Hrgovic vs Daniel Dubois.
And AJ has revealed that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh - the man running boxing in Saudi Arabia - wants him to face the winner of one of those two bouts on September 20 or 21 at Wembley Stadium.
Asked if he'd be willing to fight Joshua in London, Wilder told Sportsbook Review: “F*** yeah, it turns me on.
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"I've been in situations like that when I fought the gold medallist in Moscow. We were right there in the lion's den.
"When you come out into an arena with nothing but Russians and you can feel the breath coming off their mouths, ‘Russia, Russia, Russia,’ and you can feel the wind off their breath reaching the spikes of your neck hair as you walk in, knowing you have got nobody there to represent you.
"You are behind enemy lines and you get a great adrenaline rush. That's an amazing feeling, so I have no problem coming to London.
"It would be amazing for me, but the only thing that would be different in coming to Russia than the UK is I actually have major fans in the UK, and I think they're going to show up and represent me, even though I'm fighting their countryman.
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“All these fights are beautiful to talk about, but I've got to handle business come June 1.
"It has been a long time coming for that fight with AJ.
"It's easy for them to talk about it right now because I already have a task I need to accomplish, but we'll see what type of talk they have when I accomplish my task, then there will be no more hiding, no-one will be able to hide, no-one will be able to be outspoken without any weight behind it.
"When I do what I've got to do, then you've got to be a man of your word and do what you said you're going to do.”
Wilder continued: “I want it. I've never ran from a fight, I never shied away from the fight, no matter what you've heard over the years.
"I've never run from anyone, I've never dodged anyone, I've taken the short end of the sticks just to make fights happen, that's the god's honest truth.
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"I'm here, and when I've done what I'm supposed to, let's get this fight on.
"I want the biggest fights possible that can be made, but it all relies on June 1.
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“I will pack my bags and come to Wembley happily. When I come to the UK I am welcomed with open arms.
"It’s amazing to see the people and to get the gratitude and hospitality I get. It makes me feel like it’s my second home.”
Discussing Joshua's revival under new trainer Ben Davison, Wilder added: “I like what AJ's been doing so far, but only time will tell.
"Just keep winning and I'm going to be doing the same thing, I'm coming back with that fire and desire inside of me.
"And let's see us meet. We won't truly know until we fight and meet each other.
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"There's a lot that could be said right now about who he has fought to get back up to this point, but we're not going to get into all that.
"I don't care about all that. He got the wins and that's all that matters. But we shall soon see, and I mean soon."
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