Fury vs Joshua: Tyson Fury to invite Donald Trump to accompany him on Anthony Joshua fight ringwalk in December

Tyson Fury plans to invite Donald Trump to accompany him on his ringwalk to his long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua.

Fury and Joshua, both former heavyweight world champions, have been rivals for years and will finally box on December 11 in Cardiff.

Lengthy and at times fraught negotiations to make the all-British clash have concluded with the two facing off for the first time at a press conference this week.

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Now Fury wants US president Trump to join his procession to the ring at the 80,000 capacity Principality Stadium.

Fury, who met Trump at the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House in June, said: "I'll definitely make that offer to my old buddy, old pal, and we'll see if he's available.

"Probably unlikely because of the situation he's in at the moment, being the President of the United States."

'Warm-up for Usyk'

Fury insists his clash with Joshua is merely preparation for his true priority - a trilogy fight against Oleksandr Usyk, to whom he has lost twice already.

He said: "I don't have any intention of retiring after Joshua. I'm using this bum as a warm-up for Usyk.

"This is a bum to me and I can guarantee that on the night when I knock him spark out he won't know what time it is. And then I want the rabbit [Usyk] in New York City.

"This year will be the most active year for me since 2018. This'll be my third fight, I'm literally match fit.

"I've done 12 rounds with a 6ft 8in Arslanbek Makhmudov and I've done seven rounds with another 6ft 7in behemoth in Mariusz Wach. And then I'm going to do whatever rounds with AJ, who's another 6ft 6in guy.

"Let's not pull any punches here. I'm firing on all cylinders at the moment. I feel fantastic. I'm 38 years young."

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