Wembley, Wrocław, Riyadh: Where could Oleksandr Usyk hold likely farewell bout?

Oleksandr Usyk is top of the world once again, after the star reclaimed the IBF crown to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion against Daniel Dubois on Saturday.

The Ukrainian took only five rounds to stop the Briton for a second time at Wembley Stadium, adding the fourth and final major belt back to his WBA, WBC and WBO straps.

Now at 24-0 in his professional career, Usyk has suggested that he will only fight one more time before he hangs up his gloves for good and takes a well-earned retirement.

That raises not only the question of who he may face in a farewell bout but just where any such clash will take place as he plots a blockbuster long goodbye to the sport.

Here, DAZN News considers some of the venues that could prove attractive to the star for one last dance, ranging from old haunts to new venues and who he could face there.

Wembley Stadium

It seems remarkable in a day and age of stadium super-fights that Usyk had never fought a professional bout at the spiritual home of English sport before he stopped Dubois there.

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Having faced Derek Chisora just across the road at Wembley Arena in 2020, it took five years for 'The Cat' to break make his way under the arch and show why he is the best.

A blockbuster crowd was in attendance to watch him deliver the goods, and plenty more will surely come back to see him again if he finds the right opponent for his final outing.

Trilogy bouts with Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua - the latter of whom Usyk faced in his only other British stadium fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - would both be prime picks.

Stadion Wrocław

With the ability to fight at home in Ukraine currently unavailable to the star, his first bout with Dubois in 2023 was arguably as close as he has come to home turf in recent years.

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The 42,771-capacity stadium in Poland's third-biggest city is not even half that of Wembley, but if Usyk wants to reward loyal supporters on the continent, this could be the place.

He drew a major crowd as he stopped Dubois in nine rounds for their original encounter, and could be expected to do so again, given its strong geographical location and links.

The likelihood is, however, that despite his status as undisputed kingpin, Usyk may need an opponent who has never been world champion in order for powerbrokers to sign off.

Kingdom Arena

The home of Riyadh Season's supercard events, and familiar territory thanks to his two wins over Fury, there would be little surprise if Usyk ends up back in Saudi Arabia again.

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With His Excellency Turki Alalshikh helping to grease the wheels of a boxing industry that arguably boasts more big-money fights than ever thanks to him, it is an obvious option.

Having opened in 2023, the home of Saudi Pro League team Al-Hilal is the premier boxing destination in the Middle East and has drawn a slew of major fighters in the past two years.

Having faced Fury and Joshua in Riyadh, a return to complete the trilogy with either man - rather than wait for a summer fight in the United Kingdom next year - has its perks.

Eden Park

If one man has been chasing a world title shot for the past year more than anybody else, it has been Joseph Parker - and Usyk may finally be ready to grant him an audience.

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Should he take it, then the Ukrainian could double the stakes for his farewell and travel halfway around the world to the New Zealander's home city of Auckland for a historic bout.

Eden Park, the biggest stadium in the country, is more used to hosting rugby union, rugby league and cricket among other sports, but certainly could double for a boxing clash.

It would take Usyk far away from home turf for his last-ever bout - but it would just be another notch for his road warrior status if he could stop Parker on his own patch too.

Madison Square Garden

Despite his success as a two-division, three-time undisputed champion, Usyk has never particularly found himself at home on American shores across his professional career.

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He has fought only three times in the United States, in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Chicago - so why not head to the spiritual home of boxing's biggest nights in New York?

There may be bigger arenas and better stadiums, but Madison Square Garden has long been the benchmark for many fighters and offers a chance to sign off with a new chapter.

Quite who he would face in the Big Apple is another matter, given the prospect of a reduced gate - but still, there is an irresistable romance to the idea of Usyk finishing at MSG.

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