SportBoxingOleksandr UsykRico Verhoeven will take on Oleksandr Usyk tonight as he attempts to pull off one of the biggest shocks in boxing history12:00, 23 May 2026Rico Verhoeven is confident he can right Tyson Fury's wrongs.‌The kickboxing legend will tonight play boxing icon Oleksandr Usyk at his own game in front of the pyramids of Egypt. Victory would go down as one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history. And it would have Fury DNA running right through it. Verhoeven, 37, was first invited into the family 15 years ago to help Fury prepare for his ill-fated clash with David Haye - and never left.‌The Dutchman recruited Fury's uncle Peter who in turn helped his charge reign as world champion for more than 4,000 days. And they will reunite tonight in an attempt to succeed where Fury's nephew failed in his own two meetings with Usyk. "I learned a lot from sparring Tyson; it gave me the fundamentals," said Verhoeven.‌READ MORE: Oleksandr Usyk fight exact UK time for Rico Verhoeven bout"Boxing is obviously part of kickboxing and the adjustments Peter made to my boxing, while I was kickboxing, made me such a dominant champion. I haven't spoken to Tyson but I have watched his fights with Usyk. I'm not sure it's up to me to tell one of the best heavyweights in the world where he went wrong, but he should have thrown more punches. Tyson is a big guy so he should have tried to take Usyk's head off - that's what I plan to do.Article continues belowBut while Fury Sr became a father figure, Verhoeven's own childhood was chastening. His dad took a militant approach to his son's training from the age of six while his mum struggled with addiction. "The combination of my relationship with my mother and my father being strict made it hard," he added."It was hard going through it because I was young and didn't understand everything. Communication was different back then; there was no discussion. When I was a little older it started to sink in. If my dad had known better he would have done better, but I still think there are different approaches."We talked about it and tried to understand where each of us was coming from and that's all you can do. My mum had her own problems with addiction but eventually had her chance to talk about that and the impact it had on me and my sister. All you can do is forgive and try to understand where people are coming from. Now I try to do things differently with my own children - but I'm sure they have their own views on how I do things."Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Oleksandr UsykTyson Fury