‘Not something I’m going to hold my breath on’: Fabio Wardley unsure he’ll ever get shot at Oleksandr Usyk

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 he’ll get to fight Oleksandr Usyk before he retires, with Usyk recently saying he’d 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 .

Wardley on Benavidez’s prospects at heavyweight “It might be a step too far. There’s a difference. There’s a large difference to jump from where he was before to cruiserweight, and then go from cruiserweight to heavyweight there’s an even bigger gap as well.

So, yeah, that doesn’t seem like anything in the realm of possibility at the moment. ” On if he believes Usyk when he says he’ll consider facing the winner of Dubois and himself “I’m less convinced than I used to be. Who knows.

Maybe. But I’ve 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 didn’t fight me. So, it’s not something I’m going to hold my breath on.