Trainer Rico Verhoeven opens his book before the fight: ‘Many people don’t know this’

Rico Verhoeven will fight for the WBC world title against none other than Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday evening in Cairo. One of the best heavyweight world champions of the past decades. A stone’s throw from the imposing pyramids, a historic boxing arena has been built in the middle of the desert. In the run-up to the fight, Wilson Boldewijn speaks with Rico Verhoeven’s trainer, Dennis Krauweel, about the kickboxer’s chances against the undefeated world champion Usyk.

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