EXCLUSIVE: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are now set to face off at WEMBLEY as Saudi bidders are unable to confirm if construction of the Jeddah stadium can be completed for the undisputed heavyweight title fight on time
- Wembley Stadium is now set to host the highly anticipated bout between pair
- Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will face off on April 29 in undisputed clash
- It was originally going to be held at a newly-built stadium in Saudi Arabia
Tyson Fury‘s fight for the undisputed world heavyweight championship is heading for Wembley Stadium on April 29.
Fury himself is urging rival title holder Oleksandr Usyk to agree the London date, as oil-rich bidders Saudi Arabia are unable to confirm that construction of their new stadium in Jeddah can be completed in time.
The Gypsy King’s preference for the venue has always been Wembley, for his British fans even though richer mega-millions purses for both fighters are on offer in the Saudi Kingdom, where Anthony Joshua lost to Usyk for a second time.
Both camps are aware that the chance to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis is in danger of being lost if there is further delay to a fight first scheduled for February.
Boxing’s sanctioning bodies – the WBC in Fury’s case and the WBA, IBF and WBO whose belts Usyk holds – will not wait forever for mandatory defences of their titles against other leading contenders.
![Fury and Usyk are currently negotiating terms for an undisputed heavyweight title fight](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/18/66415737-11641261-Usyk_is_on_the_verge_of_agreeing_to_an_undisputed_heavyweight_sh-a-25_1673892168932.jpg)
![A fight between Fury and Usyk would unify the division for the first time since Lennox Lewis in 1999](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/18/66416789-11641261-He_is_now_poised_to_meet_Usyk_who_holds_the_three_other_recognis-m-24_1673892159407.jpg)
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are targeting an April 29 bout for their anticipated meeting
![The bout between them is now be heading for Wembley Stadium rather than Saudi Arabia](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/02/12/13/67600003-0-image-a-3_1676209588052.jpg)
The bout between them is now be heading for Wembley Stadium rather than Saudi Arabia
D for Decision Day is said to be this week and Wembley has already been booked by Fury’s Queensberry promoters.
If agreement with Usyk cannot be reached Fury would be likely to fight there on April 29 against a designated challenger.
Usyk will also be keen to fight somebody, as he juggles his boxing career with his visits to Ukraine in support of his country’s war against Russia.
But what a shame if boxing is deprived of finding the first undisputed champion of its marquee division for more than a decade.
![Boxing fans across the world are eager for a deal to be struck between Fury - the current occupant of the WBC title - and Usyk - the current occupant of the WBA, WBO and IBF belts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/12/20/20/65787593-11559573-image-a-26_1671569004524.jpg)
Boxing fans across the world are eager for a deal to be struck between Fury – the current occupant of the WBC title – and Usyk – the current occupant of the WBA, WBO and IBF belts