Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven

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Challenger rankings
Org. Pos. As of Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA NR 31.12.2025 31.12.2025
WBC NR 05.12.2025 by 11.12.2025
IBF NR 31.12.2025 07.01.2026
WBO N/A N/A N/A
Ring NR 24.12.2025 by 25.12.2025
2+ Mth. Old
WBA NR 30.11.2025 30.11.2025
WBC NR 20.10.2025 by 04.11.2025
IBF NR 30.11.2025 04.12.2025
WBO N/A N/A N/A
Ring NR 27.10.2025 by 31.10.2025
3+ Mth. Old
WBA NR 31.10.2025 31.10.2025
WBC NR 20.10.2025 by 04.11.2025
IBF NR 31.10.2025 03.11.2025
WBO N/A N/A N/A
Ring NR 27.10.2025 by 31.10.2025
* held WBC title until 18.05.2024

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: Manuel Oliver Palomo 95-95
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Notes

Timeline

  • 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][3][4]
  • Announced February 27.[5]
  • There was controversy over the WBC sanctioning Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven for the heavyweight title, despite Verhoeven having only one previous professional boxing bout, while established contender Agit Kabayel was overlooked.

Ranking Movements

  • Verhoeven entered the fight unranked by major sanctioning bodies. The Ring Magazine did not have him in its Top 10 either.
  • Three days after the fight, WBA promoted Verhoeven to No. 15.
  • Ten days after the fight, WBC promoted previously unranked Verhoeven to eighth.

The Fight

  • 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:
current


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