Their matchup will headline an event under the Pathway Boxing Promotions banner, taking place at the HPC Arena in Perth, Australia come June 27.

As mentioned, the winner will become Emanuel Navarrete's next IBF mandatory world title challenger.

Recently upgraded to crack The Ring's top-10 pound-for-pound list, the 31-year-old unified beltholder (40-2-1, 33 KOs) first must face his WBO mandatory Charly Suarez in a rematch tabbed to materialize around September.

Currently, the IBF's top two positions remain vacant. Zaurbek sits at No. 3 and England two places below him, with No. 4-rated Raymond Ford set to challenge WBC champion O'Shaquie Foster on May 30 and thus unavailable.

Zaurbek (20-0, 13 KOs) while talented, has endured a slow build to this stage since turning professional in 2018. He has predominantly boxed between British shores and his native Kazakhstan, though positioned himself for this opportunity with a 10-round points win over Azinga Fuzile for a IBF trinket title on a Janibek undercard last April.

England (19-3, 10 KOs) meanwhile, continues on the rebuilding trail after an early career defeat. He fell short in 10-round decision defeats by Paul Fleming and former Navarrete opponent Liam Wilson, though is now riding a four-fight win streak, which included a split decision win over former world champion Jamel Herring in April 2024.

He outpointed Jye Lane Taylor to win a regional IBF strap last April and the Aussie now has a golden opportunity to seize a new career-best victory this summer.