Frank Warren reveals Oleksandr Usyk vs Fabio Wardley target date and teases Wembley showdown 2<\/p>\n Wardley announced himself on the world stage on Saturday nightCredit: Getty<\/p>\n However, in June, the pair went their separate ways on amicable terms.<\/a><\/p>\n Now, Krassyuk is watching on with frustration from the sidelines as his former client edges towards an inevitable clash with Wardley.<\/p>\n The Brit stunned Joseph Parker<\/a> on Saturday night to claim the WBO interim heavyweight title and a spot as Usyk’s mandatory challenger.<\/p>\n Usyk had been ordered to fight the winner, and recent comments from his advisor Sergey Lapin suggest the undisputed heavyweight king will fulfil his obligation with the WBO.<\/p>\n Krassyuk had urged his friend and business partner to hang up his gloves after beating Tyson Fury<\/a> for a second fight last December.<\/p>\n It is, therefore, no surprise that he doesn’t think Usyk should ‘risk’ his legacy against Wardley.<\/p>\n \u201cI am public in my [opinion], I want Usyk to retire as fast as possible,\u201d Krassyuk told\u00a0Boxing King Media. <\/p>\n \u201cI was even against his fight with [Daniel] Dubois, but okay, that made some sense to become three-time undisputed…<\/p>\n \u201cGive me one \u2013 not two, not three \u2013 but one reason to fight Wardley. <\/p>\n “With all respect to this guy, with all the credit to him, but I am thinking from Usyk\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n Frank Warren reveals Oleksandr Usyk vs Fabio Wardley target date and teases Wembley showdown<\/p>\n “Even money is not the reason \u2013 unless a miracle happens and the magician comes in the helicopter with all the money and distributes it to try and conquer the land of boxing and paying, I don\u2019t know, 50 million to Usyk. Then it might make sense.<\/p>\n \u201cOtherwise, it does not make sense. Why should he risk everything that he gained over the last 13 years? <\/p>\n “If he loses, people will remember his loss only. Lennox Lewis<\/a> is the best role model for this; it is better to leave one hour [early] than two minutes [too late].<\/p>\n \u201cI am on the same page as many people who think about this strategically. <\/p>\n “The status of Usyk being undisputed, and being unbeaten, will stay with him until the end of his days.\u201d<\/p>\n Krassyuk is also concerned about whether Usyk has the drive to put in the hard yards as he nears his 39th birthday.<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Usyk holds all the belts at heavyweightCredit: GETTY<\/p>\n \u201cIf [Usyk] has the motivation to get up at 5 o\u2019clock in the morning, train three times, be away from his family for three or four months, to work hard, then probably yes, it makes sense [to continue fighting],” added Krassyuk.<\/p>\n “But will it bring him what he\u2019s expecting to [earn]?<\/p>\n![\"Wardley](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fabio-wardley-looks-prior-heavyweight-1033901594.jpg\")
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