Fabio Wardley expresses doubt about ever fighting Oleksandr Usyk, despite Usyk's interest in facing the winner of Wardley's upcoming match against Daniel Dubois. Wardley also comments on David Benavidez's potential move to heavyweight.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Fabio Wardley celebrates victory by way of TKO during the Heavyweight fight between Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley on the "All or Nothing" Fight Night at The O2 Arena on October 25, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Fabio Wardley takes on Daniel Dubois this weekend in a heavyweight title fight, and in the lead up to the fight Wardley talks a bit about whether or not he believes heāll get to fight Oleksandr Usyk before he retires, with Usyk recently saying heād consider taking on the winner from this weekend. Wardley also gives his reaction to the thought of David Benavidez ever going up heavyweight, with his father recently saying Usyk could be one of the only men who can challenge him.
āIt might be a step too far. Thereās a difference. Thereās a large difference to jump from where he was before to cruiserweight, and then go from cruiserweight to heavyweight thereās an even bigger gap as well. So, yeah, that doesnāt seem like anything in the realm of possibility at the moment.ā
āIām less convinced than I used to be. Who knows. Maybe. But Iāve been in a similar situation where he came out previously and said he would fight the winner of me versus Parker and then it was me and then he didnāt fight me. So, itās not something Iām going to hold my breath on. Weāll plan for all eventualities. If he wants to fight, he donāt need to call, he can send a carrier pigeon if you want. Iām sure Iāll get it and Iāll get the message and we can get it on, but, yeah, who knows what the future holds of Oleksandr Usyk.ā
Fabio Wardley is uncertain if he will ever get a chance to fight Oleksandr Usyk, despite Usyk's willingness to face the winner of Wardley's upcoming match.
Wardley believes that moving from cruiserweight to heavyweight might be too big of a jump for David Benavidez, making it unlikely at the moment.
Fabio Wardley is set to fight Daniel Dubois this weekend in a heavyweight title match.
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āI donāt know if itās anything to do with me in particular. I think itās at the point heās at in his career, like thereās an obvious reason why heās fighting a kickboxer or has picked that fight over a fight with me. And Iām not even going to say I necessarily disagree with it, I understand whyā¦Iām pretty confident heās going to come through [in that next fight] but that might reveal a lot about Oleksandr that we didnāt did see or didnāt know, or maybe he knows himself that heās not the same guy he used to be a couple of years ago.ā