British boxer Amir Khan expressed willingness to face Manny Pacquiao in his next fight, saying that he is ready to stand toe-to-toe with his former sparring mate 'wherever' the Filipino boxing icon wants.

Pacquiao is scheduled to return to the ring on Nov. 22 in Macau, and Khan said that he will have no problem fighting in Macau or even in Dubai, which is also being considered for Pacquiao's future fights.

Though, Khan, who is coming off a unanimous decision win against Luis Collazo in May, added that boxing officials in Dubai are not yet ready to stage a big boxing fight.

"I'm ready to fight wherever, whether it's in Vegas or Macau or Dubai," Khan said in an interview with The National. "I think because of our fan bases, Dubai would be the perfect location, but if I'm being honest, the officials there are not fully ready to host a boxing event of this magnitude."

Pacquiao and Khan were previously linked together for a possible fight, but it did not materialize because both fighters were still under trainer Freddie Roach.

Khan still considers Pacquiao as a good friend, but the 27-year-old Briton said that he is ready to fight the former pound-for-pound king, which could be his ticket to a showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year.

"We have a good history together; we both were trained by Freddie Roach, we sparred together hundreds of times, we are friends," Khan said. "But boxing is a business, and I want to fight him and beat him and then fight Floyd Mayweather in May next year. That's my target."

The Bolton, England native feels that he has a good chance of winning against Pacquiao. Aside from his familiarity with Pacquiao's style, Khan said that the Filipino boxing icon has lost a step and is not the same fighter that dominated most of his opponents before.

Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum likes the idea of pitting Pacquiao and Khan against each other, but the famed promoter said in an interview with BoxingScene that he needs to look at Khan's contract first before offering a fight.

"We can't sign anything for him to fight Pacquiao until we look at his contracts. For example, for all I know he might have a contract that says all his fights have to be on Showtime. I don't know if that's true or not," said Arum, who has been working together with Showtime's rival, HBO Sports, over the past several years.