Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven

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Oleksandr Usyk 233 lbs beat Rico Verhoeven 259 lbs by TKO at 2:59 in round 11 of 12

  • Date: 2026-05-23
  • Location: Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt
  • Referee: Mark Lyson
  • Judge: Pasquale Procopio 94-96
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  • Judge: Fabian Guggenheim 95-95
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  • Judge: Manuel Oliver Palomo 95-95
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Notes

  • According to Verhoeven, wheels to make the fight happen were put in motion on September 13, 2025: while sitting ringside for Saul Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford, Hollywood actor Jason Statham brought up the idea to Turki Al-Sheikh: "Sunday morning, Amsterdam time, I'm on the treadmill running, Jason is calling. I said: 'Bro I'm on the treadmill, let me call you [back]. He was like 'listen up, slow down. I talked to [Alalshikh] he's down; he loves it. He's been watching all your fights, and he wants to do something. I gave him your contact, and his team is going to connect you.' So yeah, he [Statham] was the glue."[1]
  • Deal signed by February 10.[2]
  • Announced February 27.[3]
  • IBF title was not on the line. If Usyk lost, the title would've been vacated.
  • Verhoeven down in eleventh.
  • CompuBox punch stats:
Fighter  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 Total
Total punches landed
Usyk 2 10 9 17 9 7 13 5 8 13 19 - 112
Verhoeven 2 10 10 13 3 6 12 14 16 16 11 - 113
Power punches landed
Usyk 1 8 8 15 6 4 7 4 4 13 19 - 89
Verhoeven 2 9 9 12 2 4 8 11 14 14 8 - 93


Preceded by:
Usyk vs. Dubois 2 		WBA Heavyweight Title Fight
# 115 		Succeeded by:
Gassiev vs. Kadiru
Preceded by:
Usyk vs. Dubois 2 		WBC Heavyweight Title Fight
# 124 		Succeeded by:
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