David Haye is hoping to regain his British boxing licence in time for a potential bout with Vitali Klitschko next year.
The former WBA heavyweight champion does not hold a licence after officially announcing his retirement in 2011.
His fight earlier this year against fellow Briton Dereck Chisora, who was also without a British licence, was sanctioned by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation.
However, Haye is keen to get the British Boxing Board of Control back on side in order to help him push through a fight with Klitschko in 2013.
"My aim is to get Vitali in a ring next year," said the 31-year-old.
"The only way we (Haye and Chisora) were able to deliver the fight the public wanted, when they wanted it, was to both apply for foreign licences.
"I'm a British boxer, I have never had any issues with the board and, should a fight with Vitali Klitschko happen, I'd be keen to have the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) in my corner, simply because they are so experienced and are the best at what they do."
Haye's retirement was announced shortly after his title defeat to Vitali's brother, Wladimir Klitschko, in July 2011.
