It would at least be interesting to see usyk try and solve that problem though..
I always wanted k-1 to bring in top level boxers back in the day and stage a tourney around ‘boxing vs k-1’ .. 4 boxers vs 4 k-1 fighters in the first round - see who comes out on top ..
Tyson murders Ernesto hoost
Yep that would have been fun, also my dude agit kaybal, is a badass an deserves a shot against the great man Usyk, probably needs one or two more big names
I heard Micky Wards nephew is fighting Ali’s daughter’s 2nd cousin on the undercard.
Let Rico earn some real money and bang bro. Love it. He will get his ass kicked.
It would have been much better if he had gone to the UFC and helped add a little hype and depth to a dead division, but U Fight Cheap strikes again.
Verhoeven, a longtime GLORY heavyweight champion, heads to the boxing ring for a chance to shock the combat sports world.
Check out the full Usyk vs. Verhoeven fight card below.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven
Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Alem Begic
Jack Catterall vs. Shakhram Giyasov
Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez Jr
Mizuki Hiruta vs Mai Soliman
Basem Mamdouh vs Jamar Talley
Mahmoud Mobark vs Michael Kalyalya
Omar Hikal vs Ali Ssurunkuma
Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven battle for the WBC heavyweight title, and seven other bouts have been announced.
The Usyk vs. Verhoeven event takes place on May 23 at The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Ring Magazine announced the lineup as they will be promoting the card.
In the co-main event, Hamzah Sheeraz battles Alem Begic for the vacant WBO middleweight title, while Jack Catterall and Shakhram Giyasov compete for the WBA regular welterweight title in the featured contest.
Usyk has won all 24 of his pro bouts, including becoming an undisputed champion in two different divisions. The Olympic gold medalist gets a fresh coat of paint after facing three different opponents twice during his past six fights — defeating Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Daniel Dubois two times each.
He would be able to take 5 leg kicks before it was over.
Heavyweight: Oleksandr Usyk (24-0) vs. Rico Verhoeven (1-0)
168 lbs.: Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0) vs Alem Begic (29-0-1) for vacant WBO super middleweight title
147 lbs.: Jack Catterall (32-2) vs Shakhram Giyasov (16-0) for WBO welterweight title
Heavyweight: Frank Sanchez (25-1) vs Richard Torrez Jr. (14-0)
115 lbs.: Mizuki Hiruta (10-0) vs Mai Soliman (10-1) for WBO super flyweight title
200 lbs.: Basem Mamdouh (10-2) vs Jamar Talley (6-0)
200 lbs.: Mahmoud Mobark (0-0) vs Michael Kalyalya (3-4-1)
147 lbs.: Omar Hikal (0-0) vs Ali Ssurunkuma (2-3)
I like it. Usyk deserves an easy fight, Rico gets a nice payday.
So weird.
More interested in the Jack Catterall vs Shakram Giyasov and Sanchez vs Torrez fights. Shakram looks like a talent and Sanchez should school Torrez.
