Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven – Weigh In Results

Verhoeven is a heavy underdog against Usyk, who has dominated the heavyweight division over the last seven years.

‘The Cat’ comes into the contest at a career highest weight of 233.3lbs in comparison to the bigger man, Verhoeven who tipped the scales at 258.7lbs

Verhoeven has had just one professional boxing fight prior to Saturday night’s main event; he beat Janos Finfera (0-5) back in 2014.

He is trained by Peter Fury, uncle of Tyson, and will look to pull off a win just as, if not more, monumental than Fury’s night in Dusseldorf when he dethroned long-reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko; Peter Fury was in the corner that night.

Usyk looks to defend his WBC world title on Saturday, a belt he first lifted at heavyweight against Tyson Fury when he became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis back in 1999.

‘The Cat’ was last in action last July when he knocked Daniel Dubois out in front of 88,000 fans at a packed Wembley Stadium.

In his last five fights, the Ukrainian has fought Anthony Joshua, Dubois twice, and Tyson Fury twice, winning all of them; so on paper, Verhoeven seems a step down.

He does, however, come into the contest as a relatively unknown entity, but if his kickboxing career tells any story heading into Saturday, it is his elite cardio and impressive boxing technique, honed under Fury over the last decade.

On the undercard, Hamzah Sheeraz looks to lift his first world title after falling short against Carlos Adames back in February last year; he takes on unbeaten Alem Begic.