Browsing: Verhoeven

Oleksandr Usyk’s performance against Rico Verhoeven continues to divide opinion, but John Fury believes the Ukrainian deserves far more credit…

(Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) “Whoever Jason wants,” smiled Rico Verhoeven. “He’s like the new Eddie Hearn.” The Dutchman was talking about…

(Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) On Saturday night I watched the best heavyweight boxer on the planet lose rounds, plenty of them,…

(Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing) Rico Verhoeven, the heavyweight who pushed Oleksandr Usyk into the trenches on Saturday night in…

Rico Verhoeven might not get an immediate rematch with Oleksandr Usyk but his courageous defeat last weekend will see him…

“If he doesn’t take it, he’ll have to vacate it, or be stripped, it’s as simple as that.”You’re a champion,…

Usyk, 24-0 (15 KOs), weighed a little over 227lbs for his most recent bout, a fifth-round stoppage of Daniel Dubois…

But seriously, nearly 50 years ago, Muhammad Ali gifted a title shot to 1976 Olympic gold medalist Leon Spinks when…

This is being sold on the spectacle. It is taking place, organizers hope, at the feet of the Pyramids of…

(Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) With just one second remaining in the 11th round, Oleksandr Usyk prevented going down in history on…