Middleweight title double in the New Year

IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale has revealed that he has been offered the chance to challenge undefeated WBO title holder Dmitry Pirog on January 31^st in Las Vegas.

The 30 year-old, who made his first defence successfully against Eromosele Albert in August, is ready to accept the New Year meeting after former WBC champion Sergio Martinez reportedly turned down a $5 million dollar offer to face the Russian.

"It seems their camp are very keen and we're very keen as well," Geale told AAP.

"My management asked me whether I wanted to go over and fight him and I said 'let's get on the plane and do it.’

"I didn't expect that sort of offer knocking on the door quite so quickly and it's pretty exciting that those guys are interested.

"To unify the WBO and IBF titles is something that you dream about and definitely going over there to Las Vegas to fight as well is a huge incentive."

Pirog, 31, has racked up 19 victories on the spin since turning professional in 2005, capturing the vacant WBO belt in an upset victory over another unbeaten fighter in Daniel Jacobs, also in Las Vegas and is keen to return for a huge 160lb bout next year.