Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury plans to ask US President Donald Trump to take his ring before his fight with Anthony Joshua.
Fury and Joshua will meet in an all-British qualifier at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11.
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Trump and Fury met at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House in June.
The Manchester-born fighter wore a hat emblazoned with the words “Donald Trump for Prime Minister” after lifting his US travel ban for 80 years.
“I’ll definitely give it to an old buddy, an old pal, and we’ll see if he’s available,” said the 38-year-old Fury.
“Probably probably because of the situation at the time, when the president of the United States.”
Furia also said his match with Joshua 36, preparation for the third meeting with Oleksandr Usyk.
Ukrainian Usyk was defeated twice in 2024 Fury and is undefeated in 25 professional fights.
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Fury said that he “has no intention” of retiring after fighting Joshua and sees the match with his compatriot as “a leaven for Usyk”.
He added: “This is burning for me and I can guarantee that at night, when I hit his spark, he does not know what time it is. And then I want a rabbit. [Usyk] in New York City.
“This year will be my busiest since 2018. I did 12 laps with 6ft 8in Arslanbek Makhmudov and I did seven laps with another 6ft 7in behemoth in Mariusz Wach.
“Don’t pull any punches here. I’m firing on all cylinders at the moment. I feel fantastic. I’m a 38-year-old boy.”
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