Usyk Weighs in at His Heaviest for Verhoeven Fight at the Pyramids
- Oleksandr Usyk weighed in at a career-high 233.3 pounds on Friday, though the Ukrainian remains 25 pounds lighter than Rico Verhoeven, who hit 258.7 pounds ahead of their Saturday bout in Giza.
- Undefeated in 24 fights with 15 KOs, the Ukrainian holds the WBC, WBA, and IBF belts, having previously weighed 227 pounds during his July victory over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
- Verhoeven returns to professional boxing after 12 years away, following an 11-year unbeaten run in kickboxing since his last professional bout.
- The WBC belt is the only title at stake on Saturday, as other sanctioning bodies have declared their respective titles vacant should Usyk lose.
- Many consider the Giza fight a "total mismatch", meaning a defeat for the champion would be one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.
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World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk tipped the scales at a career-heaviest 233.3 pounds ahead of Saturday's fight in Egypt with Dutch former kickboxer Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza.
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Usyk is one of the sport’s most decorated fighters, an Olympic gold medallist who has unified both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions across 24 unbeaten fights. On paper, a rise on the scales may prompt questions about why he is operating outside his most effective weight, particularly against a boxing novice. Fury’s conditioning in his 2023 bout with Francis Ngannou, when he was dropped and laboured to a narrow points win over the MMA …
In front of a spectacular backdrop in Egypt, the event "Glory in Giza" will do everything: all the main fighters have successfully completed the scale. Oleksandr Usyk provided the biggest surprise with a career weight. Usyk is clearly increasing – Verhoeven remains the heavier man Oleksandr Usyk is weighing 105,8 kg for the heavyweight showdown against Rico Verhoeven and thus more than ever before in his professional career. The undefeated Ukrai…
Usyk - Verhoeven: the Dutchman is heavier than the Ukrainian by more than 12 kg. Usyk's weight was 105.8 kg, while Verhoeven weighed 117.3 kg. The fight for the WBC title will take place on May 23 near the Egyptian pyramids.
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