LONDON: Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will face former kickboxing world champion Rico Verhoeven for the WBC heavyweight title in a crossover showdown billed as “Glory in Giza” on May 23 in Egypt. The bout was announced on Friday by Turki Alalshikh and The Ring, with the contest at the Pyramids of Giza set to be broadcast globally on DAZN. The event will see Usyk put his WBC belt on the line against Verhoeven, who has been undefeated in kickboxing for more than a decade and returns to the boxing ring for the first time in 12 years.

Oleksandr Usyk will return to the ring in May when he defends his WBC heavyweight title against former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

LONDON: Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will face former kickboxing world champion Rico Verhoeven for the WBC heavyweight title in a crossover showdown billed as…

Oleksandr Usyk, who has not fought since knocking out Daniel Dubois in July, will defend his WBC title against a kickboxer at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt