The 28-year-old heavyweight hero wants to become an MP after ending his career in the ring.

Asked if he would ever consider a career in politics, he said: “Yeah 100%. I have a few things to say.”

Joshua, is not the first boxer to admit he wants to go to Westminster.

Tyson Fury, who beat Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to win the world title, has already revealed he wants to run for Parliament as an independent candidate.

He said: “I believe I’m as qualified as any of these people out there.

“I might not have the education and the degrees to prove it but I have street knowledge and I am very wise on the matters of realness.”

But Joshua, from Watford, said he would probably continue boxing for another 10 years.

He is set for a blockbuster 2018, starting with a unification title clash against New Zealand’s Joseph Parker on March 31.

The pair will put their respective belts on the line at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

Olympic gold medallist Joshua insisted he would not get involved in trash-talk with his opponents.

He explained: “It takes more strength and power to be humble than cocky and confident.

“I see it as a strength to humble myself and not get carried away.

“There’s a great saying from Michael Tyson – everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

Joshua was speaking as he took time out from fi ght preparation to put hundreds of fans through fitness routines in the Olympic Park in London.

He has also been linked with a bout with rival Fury, 29, who has accepted a backdated drugs ban and is hoping to return to the ring in April.