Verhoeven immediately sets sky-high stakes with a fight against Oleksandr Usyk: ‘I would be perplexed if Rico wins’

Not only Rico Verhoeven himself, but also many Dutch top kickboxers are eagerly looking forward to the world title fight of the 37-year-old Brabander who dominated them for more than a decade. Verhoeven said goodbye to his colleagues in the kickboxing world last year and can now fight for the world title between the Egyptian pyramids next month (May 23) against undefeated boxing world champion Oleksandr Usyk. De Telegraaf gauged opinions around Glory 107, last weekend in Rotterdam. “I would be astonished if Rico wins.”

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