Boxing
Rico Verhoeven says his best punch will send Oleksandr Usyk to the canvas
Usyk vs. Verhoeven: Exclusively on DAZN - May 23
Three-time undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk has never been knocked down in his professional career. That includes facing Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Derek Chisora, and Tony Bellew.
On Saturday, May 23, at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, live and exclusively on DAZN PPV, Usyk faces one of the best strikers in combat sports history when he battles former GLORY Kickboxing heavyweight champion, Rico Verhoeven.
At Tuesday's launch press conference in London, Verhoeven made a bold statement to be the first one to send the unified heavyweight champion down to the mat.
"Well, when I land my best punch on him, of course, he will go down because it's a 20-kilo weight difference," Verhoeven confidently said. "It's like a built-up cruiserweight. I'm a naturally born heavyweight. So that's a big difference. That's what's going to happen if I land my best shot clean."
What happens if Verhoeven doesn't land the big shot? Can he still pull off the upset over one of boxing's pound-for-pound all-time greats?
"If not, then we're gonna win," Verhoeven said.
Usyk was asked for a rebuttal, and he didn't seem too bothered by Verhoeven's comments.
"We'll see," Usyk said stoically.
Ring Magazine
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