Chris Eubanks Jnr is setting his sights on the most feared man in boxing

Chris Eubank Jr has ruled the only way he can step out of his father's shadow is to take down the most feared puncher in boxing, with talks having commenced this week over a hugely ambitious shot at Gennady Golovkin.

Preliminary conversations with Golovkin's management started on Wednesday evening after Eubank's team launched a bold attempt to capitalise on the growing uncertainty surrounding a middleweight mega-fight between Golovkin and Saul Alvarez.

Alvarez knocked out Amir Khan this month but vacated his WBC title on Wednesday, and while the Mexican maintains his intention is to face Golovkin, that fight is now believed to be more likely next year.

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Chris Eubank Jnr (left) and Tom Doran pose at a press conference on Thursday ahead of their fight

Golovkin (left) lands a big left hand on David Lemieux during his victory in New York last October

That has left a scheduling gap this autumn, which has encouraged Eubank Jr to pursue one of the toughest assignments in sport, with his promoter, Eddie Hearn, confident a deal can be made with the three-belt world champion, who has knocked out 32 of his 35 opponents.

Sportsmail understands discussions with Golovkin's representative, Tom Loeffler, have gone as far as the camps contemplating a fight at The O2 in London in October, with Eubank Jr having confirmed that he will make the first defence of his British middleweight title on June 25 against unbeaten Welshman Tom Doran.

Eubank Jr would be taking a massive step up in class if he was to fight Golovkin, but said: 'I want to fight the best in the world. I will prove I can be compared to my father. People say I can never be compared to my dad but with a fight like that I am there. So that is my goal.

'I would love to fight Golovkin. We have to start shooting for the sky, not waiting to next year. Eddie is in talks and said they were positive. Gennady has expressed interest in the fight.

'That fight (between Alvarez and Golovkin) is not going to happen he has to find someone else to fight.

Eubank Jnr is eyeing up a shot at the most feared man in all of boxing, Gennady Golovkin

The win over Amir Khan was Alvarez's 47th win and he wants to challenge Golovkin's unbeaten record

GENNADY GOLOVKIN Nickname: Triple G Age: 34 Nation: Kazakhstan Division: Middleweight Wins: 35 By KO: 32 Losses: 0 Advertisement

CHRIS EUBANK JNR Nickname: Next Gen Age: 26 Nation:Britain Division: Middleweight Wins: 22 By KO: 17 Losses: 1 Advertisement

'They are really having to look for opponents because of his track record. He is mentally scaring fighters but I know I have a chin and for every one punch he throws I can throw four or five. It is maths. You won't stop me or out-punch me.'

Eubank Jr's fight with Doran next month will serve as his first outing since beating Nick Blackwell, who was put in an induced coma for seven days following the brutal bout.

Eubank Jr revealed he has so far failed in attempts to speak with Blackwell, though he will try to meet him at David Haye's fight against Arnold Gjergjaj at The O2 tomorrow, where Blackwell will be commentating in his first public appearance since suffering life-threatening injuries.

An autumn rematch with Doran has been pencilled in but would be scrapped if the Golovkin fight happens

'I haven't spoken to him but I reached out to him on my Twitter,' Eubank Jr said. 'I didn't really hear back from him. I don't know if that is him or his family or the situation. I never really got anything back. He is in good health and that is what I wanted to know.

'We had a back and forth on Twitter saying no hard feelings. As far as that is concerned I know he is OK and not holding it against me. But it would be nice if, man to man, I could give him a hug and say 'Great fight, you did your thing'.

'If he is at the David Haye fight I will probably be there as well so maybe we can see each other there.'