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Usyk Defends WBC Heavyweight Title Against Verhoeven at Pyramids of Giza

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Oleksandr Usyk Defends WBC Title Against Rico Verhoeven in Egypt

Oleksandr Usyk (24-0) faced Rico Verhoeven (1-0 in professional boxing) in the main event of "Glory in Giza" at the Pyramids of Giza, broadcast on DAZN pay-per-view.

Main Event

Usyk weighed a career-high 233.3 pounds, while Verhoeven tipped the scales at 258.7 pounds—a weight difference of over 25 pounds.

Background

  • Usyk is an undefeated professional boxer who moved up from cruiserweight. He has defeated Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Daniel Dubois. In July 2025, he stopped Dubois via fifth-round knockout.
  • Verhoeven is a former Glory Kickboxing heavyweight champion who reigned for over 11 years. His only prior professional boxing match came in 2014, which he won by second-round knockout.

Main Card Results

The main card began at approximately 1 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. GMT on DAZN.

Weight Class Bout Result Light Heavyweight Benjamin Mendes Tani def. Daniel Lapin Fourth-round TKO WBO Super Flyweight Title Mizuki Hiruta vs. Mai Soliman Result not provided Heavyweight Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torrez Jr. Result not provided WBA Welterweight Title Jack Catterall vs. Shakhram Giyasov Result not provided WBO Super Middleweight Title Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Alem Begic Result not provided Heavyweight (Main Event) Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven Result not provided

Preliminary Card Results

The preliminary card began at approximately 11 a.m. ET.

  • Welterweight: Omar Hikal def. Ali Sserunkuma via third-round KO
  • Super Lightweight: Mahmoud Moubarek def. Michael Kalyalya via unanimous decision (38-37, 40-35, 40-35)
  • Lightweight: Sultan Almohammed def. Deny Impart (or Dedy Imprax) via first-round KO (1:12)
  • Cruiserweight: Basem Mamdouh def. Jamar Talley via second-round KO

Weigh-In Results

The official weigh-in took place on Friday, prior to the event.

Main Card (DAZN PPV)

Fighter Weight Oleksandr Usyk 233.3 lbs Rico Verhoeven 258.7 lbs Hamzah Sheeraz 167.9 lbs Alem Begic 166.9 lbs Jack Catterall 146.8 lbs Shakhram Giyasov 145.7 lbs Frank Sanchez 240.4 lbs Richard Torrez Jr. 229.5 lbs Mizuki Hiruta 114.7 lbs Mai Soliman 114 lbs Daniel Lapin 173.8 lbs Benjamin Mendes Tani 174.4 lbs

Preliminary Card

Fighter Weight Basem Mamdouh 192.8 lbs Jamar Talley 197.7 lbs Sultan Almohammed 127.8 lbs Deny Impart 125.7 lbs Mahmoud Moubarek 138.9 lbs Ali Sserunkuma 141.5 lbs

Broadcasting Information

The event was available on DAZN pay-per-view.