Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-05-23, we are going to comment and rate the boxing match Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven as soon as we watch the full fight (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2026).Rico vs Usyk is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 23rd, at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza (Egypt), in a 12-round heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBC world heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Oleksandr Usyk record
The two-time Olympian and undefeated IBF, WBA, WBO and WBC Hw champ Oleksandr Usyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 24-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat twice Tyson Fury (Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk I and Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury II) and once Daniel Dubois (Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2).
Rico Verhoeven record
His opponent, the Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven, has an official kickboxing record of 66-10-0 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.1 in the kickboxing heavyweight division; he has also fought in a pro boxing fight but it was in 2014, against Janos Finfera (Rico won via ko).
He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but since then he has won 22 consecutive fights beating twice Levi Rigters (Rico Verhoeven vs Levi Rigters 2) and once Artem Vakhitov in his last three (Rico Verhoeven vs Artem Vakhitov).
But if you want to watch Verhoeven’s best fights, here are three bouts both ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year:
- in 2013 Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven,
- in 2019 Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2
- Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 3 (also rated with 4 stars)
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the pre-fight press conference video, featuring Rico Verhoeven and Oleksandr Usyk, from the official DAZN Boxing Youtube channel!
Weigh-in
Watch the video of Usyk vs Verhoeven weigh-in from the official Matchroom Boxing Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Usyk vs Verhoeven fight?
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Rico Verhoeven via TKO at 2:59 , round 11.
