{"id":90755,"date":"2026-02-27T16:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/usyk-to-defend-wbc-title-vs-kickboxer-at-the-pyramids-of-giza\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:38:29","slug":"usyk-to-defend-wbc-title-vs-kickboxer-at-the-pyramids-of-giza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/usyk-to-defend-wbc-title-vs-kickboxer-at-the-pyramids-of-giza\/","title":{"rendered":"Usyk to defend WBC title vs. kickboxer at the Pyramids of Giza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"byline-wrap\">\n<ul class=\"authors byline-authors\">\n<li class=\"single-author mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Andreas Hale<span class=\"timestamp\">Feb 27, 2026, 02:16 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas&#8217; free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM&#8217;s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z&#8217;s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film &#8220;Bridges&#8221; in 2024.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Multiple Authors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oleksandr Usyk&#8217;s return to the ring will be a unique one as the three-time undisputed champion will defend the WBC heavyweight title against kickboxer Rico Verhoeven on Saturday, May 23 at The Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ringmagazine\/status\/2027454956303683629\" target=\"_blank\">The Ring announced on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The fight will headline an event dubbed &#8220;Glory of Giza: Undefeated Icons&#8221; and stream live and exclusively on DAZN.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) is coming off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/45777455\/usyk-knocks-dubois-become-undisputed-heavyweight-champion\" target=\"_blank\">fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois<\/a> in July and had limited options for his next fight as he has beaten Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois two times each since 2021. There was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/47168210\/oleksandr-usyk-targets-deontay-wilder-next-heavyweight-opponent\" target=\"_blank\">discussion surrounding a possible fight with former WBC champion Deontay Wilder<\/a>, but Usyk opted to go in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p>Usyk, 39, had teased an announcement was coming earlier in the week on his social media and a bout with GLORY kickboxing&#8217;s longest-reigning heavyweight champion had been discussed. Not only will Usyk step into the ring with a man widely regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers of all-time with a record of 66-10, but he will also do it at the Pyramids of Giza in North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I truly respect people who reach the very top in their sport,&#8221; Usyk said in a statement. &#8220;Rico is one of them &#8212; a powerful athlete and a great champion. Being a champion isn&#8217;t just about belts. It&#8217;s about years of hard work, discipline and belief. I respect his journey; he&#8217;s truly the King of Kickboxing. But this is boxing &#8212; a different game, with its own rules and its own kings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m ready and really looking forward to meeting him in the ring. It&#8217;s going to be a unique experience for both of us, and I know the fans are excited too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1227%2Fr1593972_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1227%2Fr1593972_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1227%2Fr1593972_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1227%2Fr1593972_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\"lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Rico Verhoeven, left, successfully defended his Glory kickboxing heavyweight title 13 times and calls his upcoming shot at boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk &#8220;the highest challenge available.&#8221;\u00a0<cite>Getty<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fighting out of the Netherlands, Verhoeven held the Glory heavyweight title for 4,220 days, with 13 successful title defenses from 2013 to 2025. The Dutch kickboxer has tried his hand at boxing once and defeated Janos Finfera by knockout in 2014. Verhoeven, 36, also has one MMA fight, a TKO win over Viktor Bogutzki in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spent twelve years as the undisputed heavyweight kickboxing champion and accomplished everything I set out to accomplish,&#8221; Verhoeven said. &#8220;But staying at the top didn&#8217;t take away the hunger, it strengthened it. I wasn&#8217;t looking for comfort, so started looking of the highest challenge available in another world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Usyk is undisputed in boxing. That&#8217;s the kind of challenge that motivates me. Undisputed versus undisputed. 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