Fabio Wardley says Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are the two names at the top of his target list as the heavyweight title picture continues to change around Turki Alalshikh’s plans for late 2026.
“Him or Usyk,” Wardley said The Sun Sports. “One or the other, I’m not fussy.”
“Frank (Warren), tell me who it is, just call one and let me know. I have no problem, I’ll say yes.”
Wardley takes on Daniel Dubois this weekend with the WBO heavyweight title on the line. A win would immediately put him in discussions involving Usyk, Fury and Agit Kabayel as Saudi-backed plans continue to evolve around the division.
Usyk has recently expressed interest in facing the Wardley-Dubois winner, but reports in recent days have indicated that Turki has chosen Alalshikh Kabayel as Usyk’s next opponent after the Rico Verhoeven fight later this month.
That possibility could leave Fury as the top available name for Wardley if Fury still intends to fight ahead of his planned end-of-year clash against Anthony Joshua.
“I want to compete with the best,” said Wardley. “I don’t know how much more I can prove it in combat or how I manage myself.”
“At every level, for however long in my career, it’s been like that’s his ceiling. So I’m like, really let me go and figure out what my ceiling is.”
A Fury-Wardley fight would pose a huge risk to the planned Joshua showdown due to Wardley’s size, strength and activity level. Fury has not fought since facing Jake Paul, while Wardley goes into the weekend with a world title and is pushing for the biggest names in the division.
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Last updated on 2026/05/06 at 10:17
