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: 2021-01-30, 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: 2018-03-03, nice and tough fight between Badr Hari and Hesdy Gerges 2: it gets three stars.The former K-1 world champion Badr Hari entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 106-13-1 (93 KOs=88%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Rico Verhoeven (arm injury, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari); before this bout, in 2015, he had beat Ismael Londt (Hari vs Londt).
His opponent, Hesdy Gerges, has an official record of 50-19-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the heavyweight division but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Tomas Hron in 2017 (Hesdy Gerges vs Tomas Hron); after this fight he lost to Mladen Brestovac. In their first bout Hari lost to Gerges beacause he was disqualified for kicking Hesdy when he was down; this second fight is the main event of Glory 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-20, some good exchanges between Hesdy Gerges and Tomas Hron but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Hesdy Gerges entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 49-18-1 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He fought four times last year beating Gregory Tony but then he lost three consecutive fights: against Ismael Londt (=Londt vs Gerges 2), Guto Inocente (=Gerges vs Inocente) and Benjamin Adegbuyi.
His opponent, the former Wkn and Wka champion Tomas Hron (who replaces Chi-Lewis Perry), has an official record of 84-17-3 (30 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He lost to Martin Pacas in 2016 but then he has won over Hicham Achalhi, Kirill Kornilov and Andrei Stoica. Hesdy Gerges vs Tomas Hron is the main event of Glory 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-09, some good exchanges between Hesdy Gerges and Guto Inocente but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Hesdy Gerges entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 49-16-1 (23 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Jahfarr Wilnis in 2015 and Ismael Londt in 2016 (via split decision, Londt vs Gerges 2). Between these two fights he beat Gregory Tony.
His opponent, Guto Inocente, has a record of 31-7-0 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2016 winning over Demoreo Dennis (4-stars fight, Inocente vs Dennis), Lucas Alsina and Brian Douwes. Gerges vs Inocente is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Anderson Braddock Silva – Glory 33. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-25, pretty good fight between Ismael Londt and Hesdy Gerges: it gets three stars.The former SuperKombat Hw champion Ismael Londt entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 40-7-1 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Badr Hari in 2015 (=Hari vs Londt) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (=Silva vs Londt) and Jahfarr Wilnis (=Londt vs Wilnis).
His opponent, Hesdy Gerges, has a record of 49-15-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He also suffered one defeat in 2015, against Jahfarr Wilnis, but he has beat Grégory Tony in 2016. In their first fight Londt defeated Gerges by tko (March 15, 2013 Londt vs Gerges I); this second bout is on the undercard of Robin van Roosmalen vs Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong 2 – Glory 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-06-14, good first round between Hesdy Gerges and Pavel Zhuravlev but it is not enough to get three stars. Hesdy Gerges (41-12-1) entered as the No.8 heavyweight in the world while Pavel Zhuravlev (45-8-1) entered as the No.9. Gerges vs Zhuravlev is on the undercard Igor Jurkovic vs Dzevad Poturak – FFC 6. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-03-15, tough fight and good finish: Ismael Londt vs Hesdy Gerges gets three stars. Ismael Londt (32-4-1) entered as the No.13 heavyweight in the world while Hesdy Gerges (41-11-1) entered as the No.10. Londt vs Gerges is the quarterfinal of “K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final”. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-12-22, pretty good fight between Hesdy Gerges and Carter Williams but it is not enough to get three stars. Hesdy Gerges ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 40-11-1 while Carter Williams had a record of 34-21-2. Gerges vs Williams, heavyweight superfight of SuperKombat WGP 2012 Final. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-01-28, perfect left hook and amazing knockout between Daniel Ghita and Hesdy Gerges: certainly one of the best KOs of 2012, four stars. Daniel Ghita (39-7-0) entered as the No.8 heavyweight in the world while Hesdy Gerges (39-10-1) entered as the No.4. Ghita vs Gerges 2 is valid for the It’s Showtime World Heavyweight Title, in their first fight Gerges defeated Ghita by unanimous decision; undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!
