Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Amir Khan all feature on our wish list

We already have Scott Quigg v Carl Frampton set for February, but which other huge bouts are we hoping for in 2016?

Anthony Joshua v David Haye

These two are seemingly heading towards a crossroads from opposite directions.

Anthony Joshua (15-0-KO15) is the young golden boy setting a breezy course for a world title. David Haye (26-2-KO24) is an ageing former world champion who will enter a professional boxing ring for the first time since July 2012 when he fights Mark De Mori on January 16.

Haye has already stated his desire to test Joshua's credentials and the pair came face-to-face at the weigh-in for Joshua's recent British and Commonwealth heavyweight showdown with Dillian Whyte. The fight with Whyte saw the Olympic champion troubled for the first time in his professional career.

Much will depend on Haye's performance in January. If he still possesses the same speed and power that saw him move up from cruiserweight with such success, then a bout between the two could make a great deal of sense. It may not be as a final eliminator for Tyson Fury's world titles though, as the champion isn't a great fan of Haye's...

Surely nobody would complain if Joshua renewed hostilities with another of his domestic rivals; Dillian Whyte. Both mentioned the possibility of a rematch in the aftermath of their December clash, which was one of the fights of 2015.

Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury

Next year could see a huge heavyweight unification bout between two of the most outspoken boxers out there.

WBC champion Wilder has blazed a trail to the top - stopping 34 of his 35 opponents inside the distance. Still unbeaten and without ever looking seriously troubled, the 30-year-old was quick to call out Fury (25-0-KO18) in the wake of his victory over Wladimir Klitschko.

Fury was stripped of his IBF title as soon as he agreed to rematch Klitschko but presuming he rubber-stamps his superiority over the Ukrainian a second time and Wilder continues his own winning streak, there would be three of the four world titles on the line.

A classic Britain v America heavyweight showdown would evoke memories of Frank Bruno v Mike Tyson, or Lennox Lewis' clashes with the likes of Oliver McCall, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson and Hasim Rahman. With Fury and Wilder sounding genuinely keen and confident, the bout looks a very real possibility.

Kell Brook v Amir Khan

For years, these two have traded insults and threats.

Boxing fans have so far been left frustrated by attempts to put them in a ring together - but 2016 is surely the year we see Brook (35-0-KO24) defend his IBF world welterweight title against the dangerous Khan (31-3-KO19).

Although he has failed thus far to lure Floyd Mayweather Jr or Manny Pacquiao into bouts, Khan has been in with some of the biggest names in the division and is unbeaten since stepping up to welterweight - beating world champions Devon Alexander and most recently, Chris Algieri.

Brook has rarely looked troubled and remains unbeaten - but there's no doubting the quality of opponents he's faced doesn't match up with Khan's resume. Opinion is split as to who will win, but one of British boxing's marquee bouts appears to be closing in on us - and it may even fill Wembley Stadium. 

Anthony Crolla v Terry Flanagan

Manchester, remarkably, has two world lightweight champions.

If Brook and Khan have to fight to decide who the best welterweight in the north of England is, then the rivalry between Crolla and Flanagan is even closer to the bone.

Crolla's story has been well-documented and he completed the fairytale in November when he produced a fifth-round body shot to relieve Darleys Perez of the WBA title. Flanagan won his title in less satisfactory circumstances as a second-round injury to Jose Zepeda handed him the WBO crown. He made an emphatic first defence, though - stopping Diego Magdaleno in two rounds.

A unification bout between the pair may be tricky to make due to the age-old politics governing the sport, but public demand - especially in the city itself - may force promoters into line and the pair into the ring.

Billy Joe Saunders v Chris Eubank Jr

A rivalry. A revenge mission. A rematch?

Almost as soon as Saunders had tied the WBO middleweight belt around his waist, former foe Eubank Jr piped up with a challenge. The Brighton boxer has always been keen to avenge the points defeat he suffered to Saunders in November 2014, and now there's the extra incentive of a world title.

Eubank Jr has always contested the decision that saw him lose his unbeaten record and handed Saunders the British, Commonwealth and European middleweight titles. Saunders' recent victory over Andy Lee was less contentious - the Hatfield fighter knocked the Irishman down twice in the third round before boxing his way to victory.

Again, politics and the bitterness between the two will be obstacles in negotiations, but the way in which Eubank Jr embraced the pay-per-view stage on December 12 when he halted Gary O'Sullivan suggested he plans to challenge for world honours sooner rather than later.