Oleksandr Usyk was involved in one of the most debatable boxing moments of 2026 so far far as he drew a stoppage from referee Mark Lyson against Rico Verhoeven.

When Oleksandr Usyk faces off against Rico Verhoeven in front of the great Pyramids in Giza, he will do something no heavyweight champion has done in fifty years. Verhoeven will challenge for the WBC ...

Rico Verhoeven's performance against Oleksandr Usyk has earned him a place in the WBC's heavyweight rankings despite the ...

Rico Verhoeven says his kickboxing reign—which he likened to Oleksandr Usyk's boxing career—justifies his WBC heavyweight credentials.

Almost instantly after Oleksandr Usyk’s sensational knockout of Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, social media went crazy-bananas with GOAT chatter. The GOAT being Usyk, the unified ...

Rico Verhoeven impressed the world in just his second professional boxing match when he gave unified world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk a scare in Egypt. In what was a voluntary defense for the ...

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Oleksandr Usyk beat Rico Verhoeven in controversial fashion on Saturday, avoiding one of the greatest upsets in boxing history. Verhoeven, an icon of the kickboxing world, was boxing professionally ...

Oleksandr Usyk, the two-time undisputed heavyweight champion from Ukraine, has decided to give up one of his title belts. The World Boxing Organization announced on Monday, Nov. 17, that it had ...