Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-11-04, disappointing kickboxing match: Rico Verhoeven vs Tariq Osaro gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Kickboxing Fights of 2023).
Osaro vs Rico is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 4th, at the GelreDome in Arnhem (Netherlands), in a 5-round heavyweight (over 210 lbs, 95.5 kg) bout; it is the main event of Glory Collision 6 and it is valid for the Glory heavyweight championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-10-29, pretty good kickboxing match: Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 4 gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Kickboxing Fights of 2022).
Gerges 4 vs Verhoeven is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 29th, at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam (Netherlands), in a 5-round heavyweight (over 210 lbs, 95.5 kg) bout; it is the main event of “HIT IT”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-10-23, close, tough and exciting match: Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 3 is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars!
In their previous two bouts Jamal had beat Rico via tko in their first clash (March 6, 2011) but then Verhoeven took revenge beating Ben Saddik by technical knockout in 2017 (Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 2); this third fight is the main event of Glory Collision 3 (Glory 79) and it is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the kickboxing fight Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 3 gets two stars.
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional record of 56-10-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won 12 consecutive fights beating Badr Hari in his last one (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year 2019, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). If you want to watch one of Rico’s best fights, we suggest Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven, match rated with four stars and also ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2013.
His opponent, Hesdy Gerges, has a kickboxing record of 51-19-1 (24 knockouts) but he lost five out of his last eight fights. His last loss was against Mladen Brestovac in 2017, after this bout he faced Badr Hari, but it ended in a no contest (since both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2), and he beat Mohamed El Bouchaibi in 2020. In their previous two matches Rico defeated Gerges via split and unanimous decision, in 2011 and 2012 (Hesdy Gerges vs Rico Verhoeven 2). This third fight is the semi-final of the 2021 Glory heavyweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, good start with some tough exchanges: the kickboxing fight Rico Verhoeven vs Tarik Khbabez gets three stars.
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 57-10-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won 13 consecutive fights beating Badr Hari in 2019 (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). If you want to watch one of Rico’s best fights, we suggest Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven, match rated with four stars and also ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2013.
His opponent, the former SuperKombat champion Tarik Khbabez entered this fight with an official record of 47-6-1 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times in 2019 beating Andrei Stocia and Anderson Silva but then he lost to Roman Kryklia. Verhoeven vs Khbabez is the final of the 2021 Glory heavyweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77; in the semi-finals Rico has beat Hesdy Gerges (Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 3) while Tarik has defeated Levi Rigters (Tarik Khbabez vs Levi Rigters). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-21, nice and tough exchanges between Rico Verhoeven and Badr Hari 2: it gets three stars.The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 55-10-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won eleven consecutive fights beating Mladen Brestovac (Rico Verhoeven vs Mladen Brestovac 2) and Guto Inocente in 2018 (Rico Verhoeven vs Guto Inocente).
His opponent, the former K-1 world champion Badr Hari, has an official record of 106-13-0 (92 KOs=87%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 3, 2018 when he faced Hesdy Gerges but the bout ended in a no-contest (originally a decision win for Badr but then changed since both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2). Before this bout he was defeated by Rico Verhoeven in their first fight in 2016 (arm injury, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari) and he had beat Ismael Londt in 2015 (Hari vs Londt). Verhoeven vs Hari 2, main event of Glory Collision 2 (or Glory 74: Arnhem), is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-29, pretty good fight between Rico Verhoeven and Guto Inocente: it gets three stars.The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 54-10-1 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won ten consecutive fights beating Antonio Bigfoot Silva (Verhoeven vs Silva), Jamal Ben Saddik (Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 2) and Mladen Brestovac in his last three (Rico Verhoeven vs Mladen Brestovac 2).
His opponent, Guto Inocente, has an official record of 35-8-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Jamal Ben Saddik last year but then he has beat Benjamin Adegbuyi (Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Guto Inocente) and Junior Tafa. Verhoeven vs Inocente, main event of Glory 59, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-02, disappointing fight between Rico Verhoeven and Mladen Brestovac 2: it gets two stars.The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 53-10-1 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won nine consecutive fights beating Ismael Lazaar (Verhoeven vs Lazaar), Antonio Bigfoot Silva (Verhoeven vs Silva) and Jamal Ben Saddik in 2017 (Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 2).
His opponent, Mladen Brestovac, has an official record of 56-13-1 (36 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Benjamin Adegbuyi in 2016 but then he has won over Daniel Lentie, Dzevad Poturak and Hesdy Gerges. In their first fight Verhoeven defeated Brestovac by unanimous decision (March 12, 2016 – Rico Verhoeven vs Mladen Brestovac I); this second fight, main event of Glory 54, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-09, great fight between Rico Verhoeven and Jamal Ben Saddik 2: it gets three stars.The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 52-10-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won eight consecutive fights beating Badr hari (=Verhoeven vs Hari), Ismael Lazaar (=Verhoeven vs Lazaar) and Antonio Bigfoot Silva in his last three (=Verhoeven vs Silva).
His opponent, Jamal Ben Saddik, has an official record of 32-6-0 (26 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2015, against Brian Douwes, but then he has won over Andre Schmeling, Gordon Haupt, Ismael Londt (=Londt vs Ben Saddik) and Guto Inocente. In their first bout Jamal had beat Rico via tko (March 6, 2011); Verhoeven vs Saddik 2, main event of Glory Redemption, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-14, disappointing fight between Rico Verhoeven and Antonio Silva: it gets two stars.The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 51-10-1 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won seven consecutive fights beating Anderson Braddock Silva (= Verhoeven vs Silva), Badr hari (=Verhoeven vs Hari) and Ismael Lazaar in his last three (=Verhoeven vs Lazaar).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, is at his professional kickboxing debut but he has a mma record of 19-12-0 (89% finishing rate). He entered as the No.37 in the mma heavyweight division but he comes off five consecutive losses, the last one with Vitaly Minakov (=Minakov vs Bigfoot Silva). Verhoeven vs Silva is on the undercard of Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira – Glory 46. Watch the video and rate this fight!
