Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Rico Verhoeven on May 23 in Giza, Egypt, with the bout […] ...

Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven are scheduled for a fight at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Here's what you need to know.

The WBC have decided, after what they call “careful consideration,” to sanction the fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven, meaning Usyk’s WBC heavyweight title will be on the line. Usyk will ...

In a recent boxing world where one man promised a crowd of 150,000 outdoors in San Francisco and Floyd Mayweather will return in Las Vegas in September, a heavyweight world title fight in front of the ...

Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0-0, 15 KOs) has dispatched most of the top heavyweights in boxing. His next challenge will come from the world of kickboxing on May 23 when he puts his ...

Death, taxes and sanctioning bodies changing their minds as they see fit. Less than 24 hours after declaring Oleksandr Usyk-Rico Verhoeven as a ‘WBC Special Event’, the sanctioning body’s Board of ...

Rico Verhoeven is looking to follow in Tyson Fury's footsteps before he gets into the ring with Oleksandr Usyk. Ahead of his WBC heavyweight title fight with Usyk, which will be his second ...

After the sensational fight between Wilder and Fury, the very close, high-level fight which was scored a draw and by the popular demand, the wbc accepted to rule a direct rematch. In order to provide ...

After careful consideration, the WBC has decided to sanction the heavyweight crossover fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven. Oleksandr Usyk hasn’t competed inside the boxing ring since last ...