Alexander Povetkin wants to fight lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in England before the end of the year.

Povetkin (35-2, 24 KOs), who held a secondary version of the WBA world title from 2011 to 2013, unanimously out-pointed Fury's cousin Hughie Fury at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday.

It was Povetkin's first fight since the Russian was stopped by Anthony Joshua, Fury's English rival, for the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles a year ago. Joshua has since lost the belts to American Andy Ruiz Jr.

Now Povetkin, 39, hopes to return to the UK later this year -- and wants another to be against another Fury.

"He's talked a great deal about me turning down offers to fight him this year which were never sent," Povetkin said.

"He speaks of wanting to fight in England before the end of the year, this is a perfect plan for me. I'd be happy to return to fight in front of these great boxing fans and prove to them and the rest of the world that I can beat Tyson Fury."

Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs), 31, has a non-title bout against Sweden's Otto Wallin in Las Vegas on Sep. 14, and also told ESPN the plan is to face American Deontay Wilder, the WBC champion, in a rematch on Feb. 22 after their points draw last December. Wilder (41-0-1, 40 KOs) is reportedly set to face Luis Ortiz for the second time in November.

Fury out-pointed Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, IBF and WBO titles in November 2015, but never made a defence for various reasons. He then made a comeback in June last year.