Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

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Live from The Pyramids in Giza in Egypt on 23 May 2026
Ring Magazine presents: Glory in Giza

Preliminary Card: 4 pm BST | 11 am ET | 8 am PT | Price: Free
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Running Order - Local time is 2 hours ahead of BST

Preliminary Card - 4 pm BST | 11 am ET | 8 am PT

4 Round Welterweight Contest
Omar Hikal vs. Ali Sserunkuma (2-3-1)

Followed by ~ 4:30 pm BST

4 Round Middleweight Contest
Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya vs. Michael Kalyalya (3-4-2, 1 KO)

Followed by ~ 4:55 pm BST

4 Round Featherweight Contest
Sultan Almohammed (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Dedy Imprax (2-4, 1 KO)

Followed by ~ 5:20 pm BST

8 Round Cruiserweight Contest
Basem Mamdouh (10-2, 4 KOs) vs. Jamar Talley (6-0, 5 KOs)

PPV Card - 6 pm BST | 1 pm ET | 10 pm PT

WBA, WBO & IBF Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Lapin (13-0, 5 KOs) vs. Benjamin Mendes Tani (9-1, 2 KOs)

Followed by ~ 6.53 pm BST | 1.53 pm ET | 10.53 am PT

WBO Super Flyweight Championship
Mizuki Hiruta (10-0, 2 KOs) vs. Mai Soliman (10-1, 6 KOs)

Followed by ~ 7.37 pm BST | 2.37 pm ET | 11.37 am PT

WBC Americas & WBO NABO Heavyweight Championship
Frank Sanchez (25-1, 18 KOs) vs. Richard Torrez Jr. (14-0, 12 KOs)

Followed by ~ 8.39 pm BST | 3.39 pm ET | 12.39 pm PT

Vacant WBA “Regular” Welterweight Championship
Jack Catterall (32-2, 14 KOs) vs. Shakhram Giyasov (17-0, 10 KOs)

Followed by ~ 9.42pm BST | 4.42pm ET | 1.42pm PT

Vacant WBO Super Middleweight Championship
Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) vs. Alem Begic (29-0-1, 23 KOs)

Followed by ~ 10.48pm BST | 5.48pm ET | 2.48pm PT

WBC Heavyweight Championship
Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) vs. Rico Verhoeven (1-0, 1 KO)

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That’s all the start times of the fights. Running order as of 3 hours ago via Ring.

See you all later..

[Kilburn]

Paid for it. Didn’t want to feel left out.

Feeling optimistic. Maybe this rubbish looking card will actually turn out to be something special somehow (and I haven’t even had a beer yet).

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[Heldenjaeger]

Having actually been at the pyramids myself, I genuinely wonder how fighting there is supposed to work with all the fine sand constantly moving through the air. I know they set up this makeshift arena but the wind there is no joke. Even as a tourist just walking around, I had sand and dust blowing into my eyes the whole time.

[SeanBrennan]

Ruthless doesn’t faff about with the updates being late

[Kilburn]

So that’s 5 stoppage losses on the bounce for Imprax. I don’t think boxing is the right sport for this poor fella.

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Ruthless doesn’t faff about with the updates being late

What you mean?

[SeanBrennan]

Ruthless doesn’t faff about with the updates being late

What you mean?

As in you’re good at keeping us updated it wasn’t a dig.

[Kilburn]

Overeem looks very well. Glad to see he’s retired from combat sports.

The part on his Wikipedia page is a tad comical, re the nightclub incident with 5 bouncers -

The incident ended with five bouncers having to go urgently to the hospital and Alistair being forced to turn down a title fight due to a hand injury gained in the brawl.

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Overeem looks very well. Glad to see he’s retired from combat sports.

The part on his Wikipedia page is a tad comical, re the nightclub incident with 5 bouncers -

The incident ended with five bouncers having to go urgently to the hospital and Alistair being forced to turn down a title fight due to a hand injury gained in the brawl.

Having the misfortune of working security at a club when Alistair and his brother turn up isn’t great being stupid enough to upset one of them is borderline suicidal

[SeanBrennan]

Overeem looks very well. Glad to see he’s retired from combat sports.

The part on his Wikipedia page is a tad comical, re the nightclub incident with 5 bouncers -

The incident ended with five bouncers having to go urgently to the hospital and Alistair being forced to turn down a title fight due to a hand injury gained in the brawl.

Having the misfortune of working security at a club when Alistair and his brother turn up isn’t great being stupid enough to upset one of them is borderline suicidal

I’d be feigning being ill as soon as they turned up…

[Kilburn]

Overeem looks very well. Glad to see he’s retired from combat sports.

The part on his Wikipedia page is a tad comical, re the nightclub incident with 5 bouncers -

The incident ended with five bouncers having to go urgently to the hospital and Alistair being forced to turn down a title fight due to a hand injury gained in the brawl.

Having the misfortune of working security at a club when Alistair and his brother turn up isn’t great being stupid enough to upset one of them is borderline suicidal

Ha ha I thought of you mate when I posted that. Hope all is well

[CaptainSpacerod]

Ruthless doesn’t faff about with the updates being late

Ruthless by name ruthless by nature

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[Kilburn]

Lapin’s plentiful barnet is definitely letting the tv audience know exactly what’s going on with the windy Giza conditions. Don’t often see that.

Constantino Nanga called out Lapin after his win in Denmark recently. I can see why he’d fancy himself in that one.

[Kilburn]

Lapin broken down and stopped.

Tani was his worst nightmare.

[SeanBrennan]

Mendez took his opportunity well

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Overeem looks very well. Glad to see he’s retired from combat sports.

The part on his Wikipedia page is a tad comical, re the nightclub incident with 5 bouncers -

The incident ended with five bouncers having to go urgently to the hospital and Alistair being forced to turn down a title fight due to a hand injury gained in the brawl.

Having the misfortune of working security at a club when Alistair and his brother turn up isn’t great being stupid enough to upset one of them is borderline suicidal

Ha ha I thought of you mate when I posted that. Hope all is well

All well thanks , and yourself ?

I remember meeting Alistair back in 2003 or so, at the first big MMA event the UK had, Extreme Force at Wembley Exhibition centre. ( promoted by the London shootfighter boys )

He was still light heavy MMA fighter then so wasn’t the beast he later became when he put on 50lbs.

Was a nice chilled guy & mingled with the spectators and spoke to fans.

Lee Murray headlined that show with the whole Woolwich massive in attendance so it was total sellout.

Shame they never did another promotion as it moved UK MMA out of shitty leisure centres into larger venues with bigger international names.

[SeanBrennan]

Mendez v Chelli on a future Saudi card?

[Heldenjaeger]

Lapin broken down and stopped.

Tani was his worst nightmare.

Good, Daniel is only on these shows because his brother trains Usyk. Very boring to watch and nothing special.

[MasterG]

Ruthless doesn’t faff about with the updates being late

What you mean?

Its a compliment RKO. You are on the ball tonight