Fury skips Trump and pope for caravan

Britain’s newly crowned WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has been invited to the White House and the Vatican, his promoter told The Daily Telegraph, though the boxer appears keener to go touring in his beloved caravan.

The 31-year-old’s demolition of Deontay Wilder on Saturday captured the imagination of the public as it represented another step on the road to redemption for the complex character.

His promoter Frank Warren said the high-profile invitations reflected what an extraordinary journey the fighter has travelled.

In two years, Fury has gone from contemplating suicide after his shock defeat to legend Wladimir Klitschko that led to drinking 18 pints of beer a day and taking cocaine to beating Wilder in a seventh-round TKO in Las Vegas.

Some highly controversial remarks about women and homosexuals have also led to him being criticised.

“US President Donald Trump has invited Tyson and Wilder to the White House,” Warren told the newspaper on Monday. “Also the World Boxing Council have got an invitation from the pope too. It shows you what can happen in the space of two years. The journey he has been on has been an amazing thing.”

Fury, who is reported to have earned £30m for the Wilder bout, has more modest plans on returning to England with wife Paris and their five children.

“I’m going to take a break now,” Fury told the paper. “Go home and get my caravan back out again. Might tour the country. Light the old gypsy fire. Get the kids running round the fire. I don’t think there is any greater freedom than that.”