World Boxing Council heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk will be the
lighter man in his championship defense against kickboxing legend
Rico
Verhoeven.
Both heavyweights weighed in on Friday ahead of tomorrow’s
championship clash. Ukraine’s Usyk is the much smaller man, as he
only weighed 233.3 pounds, while the challenger came in at 258.7
pounds. That’s a 25-pound difference in favor of Verhoeven. All
other boxers on the card successfully made weight.
The undefeated Usyk (24-0) is widely considered the best
heavyweight in boxing and is coming off recent wins over Daniel
Dubois, Tyson Fury
and Anthony
Joshua, each of whom he defeated twice. Also a former
cruiserweight standout, he’s one of the few boxers to have become
undisputed in multiple weight classes. Meanwhile, Verhoeven is just
1-0 as a professional boxer and is 12 years removed from his debut.
The former Glory heavyweight champion is considered one of the best
kickboxers of all-time and has an impressive 66-10 record in that
sport. The Dutch fighter is also 1-0 in mixed martial arts, having
punched out Viktor
Bogutzki in 2015.
Glory in Giza’s main card will take place Saturday on Dazn
pay-per-view at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT. Prelims will stream online at
11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT.
Glory in Giza weigh-in results:
Oleksandr Usyk (233.3) vs. Rico
Verhoeven (258.7)
Hamzah Sheeraz (167.9) vs. Alem Begic (166.9)
Jack Catterall (146.8) vs. Shakhram Giyasov (145.7)
Frank Sanchez (240.4) vs. Richard Torrez Jr. (229.5)
Mizuki Hiruta (114.7) vs. Mai Soliman (114)
Daniel Lapin (173.8) vs. Benjamin Mendes Tani (174.4)
Basem Mamdouh (192.8) vs. Jamar Talley (197.7)
Sultan Almohammed (127.8) vs. Deny Impart (125.7)
Mahmoud Moubarek (138.9) vs. Ali Sserunkuma (141.5)
Omar Hikal (161.1) vs. Michael Kalyalya (160.2)