US EditionWBC Complete U-Turn on Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven Crossover Fight
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WBC U-turn on heavyweight title decision for Usyk-Verhoeven
Status of the WBC Heavyweight division – March 2026 After careful consideration, the WBC Board of Governors has ruled in favor of sanctioning WBC World Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk’s voluntary title defense against legendary kickboxing Champion Rico Verhoeven. At its 63rd Annual Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, the WBC granted Champion Usyk a voluntary defense. Subsequently, […]
The WBC issued an official statement to justify its decision to authorize the fight between its heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, and kickboxer Rico Verhoeven to be valid for the world title. The announcement comes after an intense wave of criticism by fans and journalists, who consider it a contempt for boxing that someone like the Dutchman is fighting the crown, without having made any merit in boxing. The center of the controversy lies in…
Boxing trainer Peter Fury will spend the next three months preparing Rico Verhoeven from Halsteren for the titanic battle in the boxing ring against Oleksandr Usyk. "It's time to work," he said on Instagram. The Briton is the uncle and former trainer of Tyson Fury, former heavyweight world champion. Peter Fury will now start working with Verhoeven. Verhoeven retired from kickboxing at the end of May and announced his intention to step into the b…
Verhoeven enlists Fury’s former trainer for Usyk title bout
Rico Verhoeven has enlisted the services of Peter Fury, the uncle and former trainer of Tyson Fury, as he prepares for his WBC heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk on May 23 at the Pyramids of Giza. According to numerous reports, the 36-year-old kickboxing champion will train under Peter Fury for what will be his second professional boxing bout. The contest marks Verhoeven’s first attempt at a world title in boxing after a decorated ca…
Oleksandr Usik has already beaten the top heavyweight (formerly cruiserweight) professional boxing ranks. Of course, there would be other worthy opponents – for example, the German Agit Kabayel, who is still undefeated like the Ukrainian), but Usik chose a different path: in Egypt, at the foot of the Giza pyramids, he entered the ring against kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven. It will certainly be worth it financially, but let's face it: for Usik…
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