Rico Verhoeven faces Oleksandr Usyk in Egypt
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Lineal heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) will defend the WBC heavyweight title against kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven (1-0). WBC president Maurcio Sulaiman has talked about the bout.
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The Ring Magazineannounced Friday that Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven will face off in a WBC world heavyweight title fight at the site of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on May 23. Being billed as "Glory in Giza," the event will air live exclusively on ...