Amir Khan is determined to make Barack Obama a ringside spectator for his upcoming fight against Lamont Peterson in Washington DC in December.

Khan will defend his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles against Peterson at the Washington DC Convention Center on December 10.

Boxing will have to wait until next summer to see the Mayweather fight happen, but the 24-year-old's bout against Peterson could be about to receive a boost in profile if Obama agrees to attend.

Khan visited the White House on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and met Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

Khan told Clinton he would be delighted if she and Obama were ringside at the fight and will soon put a plan together that he hopes will make it happen.

"I am going to get my manager to draft a letter up and send it to them (Clinton and Obama)," Khan said.

"They will be interested in this fight because it's been 20 years since they had a big fight in Washington. Maybe they would be interested in coming. It would be amazing if I could get them down. It would be massive."

For Peterson, who hails from Washington DC, their attendance would also give the night an added sense of importance.

"It would be really nice if the President came," Peterson said.

"That would motivate me a little bit more to do my best when I am in the ring."

Golden Boy promotions, who handle Khan's Stateside operations, think the fight will be a big hit despite it lacking the fireworks that Khan-Mayweather will provide if that fight goes ahead next year.

"The card will contain lots of New York fighters and prices will be very reasonable," Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer said.

"We looked at some venues that were about 5,000 but we wanted something much bigger than that. We do anticipate a 12,000 sell out. It's the biggest night of boxing in Washington DC in about 15 years."