Wembley Showdown? Usyk's Open to Fury's Trilogy Demand as Gypsy King Hints at Comeback

By Lewis Barnett 3 May, 2025 6 mins read 62 Views

I'm still processing the absolute madness of the Usyk-Fury saga. Two fights, two losses for our British heavyweight, and now this weird dance continues. Fury's retirement lasted what... five minutes? Typical boxing drama that keeps us all hooked despite our better judgment.

Look, I've watched both their Saudi showdowns three times each. THREE TIMES. That's roughly six hours of my life I'll never get back, but I'm a sucker for heavyweight boxing.

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The Ukrainian Who Won't Back Down

Oleksandr Usyk, that slick southpaw machine, made history last May when he became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis. Split decision over Fury in their first Saudi clash. Then he doubled down in December with an even more convincing unanimous decision.

And now? The 38-year-old Ukrainian seems perfectly willing to grant Fury's demand for a UK showdown.

"If Tyson Fury back with his career, maybe we organise one more fight," Usyk told talkSPORT with that characteristic broken English that somehow makes him even more intimidating. "No problem, I'm ready. Wembley, [or Old Trafford] yes."

Fury's Social Media Meltdown

The Gypsy King hasn't exactly taken his losses with grace. (Shocking, I know.)

Just check his recent Instagram comment: "Beat the f***er two times and the world knows the truth. Any time, any place [sucker]. UK next time. 100,000 people."

That 100,000 figure? He's clearly gunning for Wembley Stadium. The man wants his redemption story to play out in front of a home crowd. Can't blame him after those Saudi scorecards.

Wait... Didn't He Just Retire?

Yes. Again.

This marks what... Fury's fifth retirement announcement? I've lost count. The 36-year-old Wythenshawe warrior hung up his gloves after the December loss, but apparently teh retirement itch needed scratching one more time.

But earlier this week, there he was in a video with Sugarhill Steward, his head coach, teasing a comeback. "Just in the gym, I bump into somebody you might know," Fury said with that mischievous grin, before Steward chimed in: "We're back guys, you know what time it is."

Fury added ominously: "You know what's coming."

God. These heavyweights and their retirements. It's like watching your uncle announce he's quitting drinking every Christmas.

Dubois First, Then... Who Knows?

Before any trilogy talk gets serious, Usyk has business to handle. He's defending his unified titles (minus the IBF belt) against Daniel Dubois on July 19th.

Remember their first fight? That controversial low blow debate that had boxing Twitter in absolute meltdown? Yeah, that's getting a sequel at Wembley.

Usyk seems pretty confident about reclaiming what he sees as rightfully his. "Thank you, Daniel, for taking care of my IBF belt – now I want it back," he said at their press conference. The man has ice in his veins.

Could Wembley Actually Happen?

Listen. Boxing promoters would sell their grandmothers for a packed Wembley Stadium event. The economics are simply too tempting.

Back in 2018, I covered the Joshua-Povetkin fight there, and the atmosphere was electric. 80,000 fans going absolutely mental. A Fury-Usyk trilogy would easily hit that 100K mark Tyson's dreaming about.

But first Fury needs to actually commit to fighting again. And Usyk needs to handle Dubois.

Poor Dubois. Everyone's already talking past him like he's just a speed bump on the road to bigger things. Boxing can be brutal that way.

The Undisputed Question

What makes all this fascinating is the undisputed status. Usyk became the first heavyweight to hold all the belts since Lennox Lewis nearly 25 years ago. Then boxing politics happened, as it always does, and the IBF belt got stripped and handed to Dubois.

Now Usyk wants to become a two-time undisputed champion. And Fury? He just wants to prove those two losses were flukes.

My editor bet me £50 that we'll never see the trilogy. I think he might be right, but I took the bet anyway. Boxing has a way of eventually delivering the fights that make the most money.

And this one would be massive.

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