In the wake of Jessie Vargas' welterweight world title win on March 5, when he knocked out Sadam Ali in the ninth round to win a vacant belt, promoter Bob Arum has been contemplating his next move with Vargas.

Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs), 26, of Las Vegas, wants a rematch with Timothy Bradley Jr. regardless of whether Bradley wins or loses against Manny Pacquiao on April 9. Bradley outpointed Vargas last June but nearly got knocked out in the final seconds of the fight. Arum said he would consider Vargas against the winner of the fight, although Pacquiao has said it will be his final bout.

So Arum has another idea, which he mentioned to ESPN.com. He would like to match Vargas with Mexican star Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) later this year.

Marquez, 42, has not fought since his decision win against Mike Alvarado in May 2014. However, Marquez, whose layoff was due in part to a knee injury, is looking to come back this summer for a tune-up fight in hopes of following it with a major bout.

Marquez has won world titles in four weight classes from featherweight to junior welterweight but has said his goal is to win one in a fifth division. He has had two welterweight title shots but lost both times, to Pacquiao in their third fight in 2011 and to Bradley in 2013. Vargas would present another opportunity for him to become Mexico's first five-division titleholder.

"I'd like for Vargas to fight him," Arum said. "It would be a big name for Jessie to fight and it would give Marquez the chance at the title he wants. So we're going to talk about it but we still don't know for sure if Marquez will come back. But if he does, a fight with Vargas makes sense and it would be a good fight."