Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 44-10-1 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world but he lost his last fight, against Andrei Herasimchuk at Kunlun Fight 15 (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk); before this bout he had fought just once in 2014 beating Daniel Ghita in their rematch (=Verhoeven vs Ghita 2).
His opponent, Errol Zimmerman, has an official record of 79-20-1 (44 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Daniel Ghita in their second bout (=Ghita vs Zimmerman 2); after this fight he has defeated Ben Edwards (=Zimmerman vs Edwards) and Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (=Zimmerman vs Silva). In their first bout Zimmerman defeated Verhoeven in less than a minute (on January 28, 2012 Zimmerman vs Verhoeven I) while in their second fight Errol lost by unanimous decision. Verhoeven vs Zimmerman 3, main event of Glory 19, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title (held by Verhoeven). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Rico Verhoeven fight videos
2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Andrei Herasimchuk – full fight Video
Review: 2015-01-03, fight not particularly good between Rico Verhoeven and Andrei Herasimchuk: it gets two stars. The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 44-9-1 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Andrei Herasimchuk, has a record of 11-3-0 and he entered as the No.5 super cruiserweight. Verhoeven fought just once in 2014 beating Daniel Ghita in their rematch (=Verhoeven vs Ghita 2) while Herasimchuk won the Kunlun Fight 6 tournament beating Arnold Oborotov and Dmitry Bezus. Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk is on the undercard of Andy Souwer vs Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong – Kunlun Fight 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Daniel Ghita 2 – full fight Video GLORY 17
Review: 2014-06-21, disappointing fight between Rico Verhoeven and Daniel Ghita: it gets two stars. Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 43-7-1 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world, he is 25 years old (8 years younger than Ghita) and he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Semmy Schilt, since then he has fought five times winning the Glory Hw tournament at the end of 2013 beating Daniel Ghita in the final (=Ghita vs Verhoeven).
His opponent, Daniel Ghita, has an official record of 50-10-0 (39 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, after his last loss against Verhoeven he fought once defeating Errol Zimmerman (=Ghita vs Zimmerman 2). Ghita vs Verhoeven 2, main event of Glory 17, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Peter Aerts vs Rico Verhoeven – full fight Video GLORY 13
Review: 2013-12-21, high pace, heavy kicks and great performance by both fighters: Peter Aerts vs Rico Verhoeven gets three stars. Peter Aerts (105-31-1) entered as the No.5 heavyweight in the world while Rico Verhoeven (42-7-1) entered as the No.2. Aerts vs Verhoeven is the main event of GLORY 13 Tokyo. Watch the video!
Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven full fight Video GLORY 11 – 2013
Review: 2013-10-12, great performance and amazing pace by both fighters that exchanged shot for shot in an exciting and tough fight: in a fight like this, there is not a loser but two winners, Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven is definitely one of the best kickboxing fights of 2013 and it gets four stars! Daniel Ghita (49-9-0) entered as the No.4 heavyweight in the world while Rico Verhoeven (41-7-1) entered as the No.6. Ghita vs Verhoeven is the final of Glory heavyweight world championship tournament (they also faced each other a second time on Jun 21, 2014 Verhoeven vs Ghita 2); undercard of Tyrone Spong vs Nathan Corbett 2 – Glory 11. Watch the video!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Gokhan Saki vs Rico Verhoeven – full fight Video GLORY 11
Review: 2013-10-12, close fight with one knockdown: Gokhan Saki vs Rico Verhoeven gets three stars. Gokhan Saki (79-16-0) entered as the No.2 heavyweight in the world while Rico Verhoeven (40-7-1) entered as the No.6. Saki vs Verhoeven is the semifinal of Glory heavyweight world championship tournament; undercard of Tyrone Spong vs Nathan Corbett 2 – Glory 11. Watch the video!
Rico Verhoeven vs Jhonata Diniz full fight Video GLORY 7 – 2013
Review: 2013-04-20, pretty good fight with one knockdown but it is not enough: Rico Verhoeven vs Jhonata Diniz gets two stars. Rico Verhoeven (38-7-1) entered as the No.6 heavyweight in the world while Jhonata Diniz had a record of 7-3-0. Verhoeven vs Diniz is on the undercard of Giorgio Petrosyan vs Hafid El Boustati, GLORY 7 Milan – Oktagon 2013. Watch the video!
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 2 – full fight Video It’s Showtime 57 58
Review: 2012-06-30, pretty fight with one knockdown between Rico Verhoeven and Hesdy Gerges but it is not enough to get three stars. Rico Verhoeven (37-7-1) entered as the No.3 heavyweight in the world while Hesdy Gerges (39-11-1) entered as the No.4. In their first fight Verhoeven defeated Gerges by split decision (November 17, 2011); Verhoeven vs Gerges 2 is on the undercard of Peter Aerts vs Tyrone Spong (It’s Showtime 57 & 58). Watch the video!
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Sergei Lascenko – full fight Video
Review: 2012-05-27, pleasant and balanced fight between Rico Verhoeven and Sergei Lascenko (Serhiy Lashchenko) but it is not enough to get three stars (fight ended by split decision). Rico Verhoeven (37-6-1) entered as the No.3 heavyweight in the world while Sergei Lascenko (30-10-0) entered as the No.12. Verhoeven vs Lascenko, K-1 World GP heavyweight superfight (K-1 Rising 2012). Watch the video!
Errol Zimmerman vs Rico Verhoeven full fight Video It’s Showtime 55 – 2012
Review: 2012-01-28, nice knockout in the first round between Errol Zimmerman and Rico Verhoeven: three stars. Errol Zimmerman (74-16-1) entered as the No.10 heavyweight in the world while Rico Verhoeven (36-5-1) entered as the No.3. Zimmerman vs Verhoeven is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!