CAIRO: The preamble and ceremonies for “Glory in Giza” concluded on Friday night at the Grand Egyptian Museum with the official weigh-in ceremony for the fighters competing in the highly anticipated card on Saturday night. The showcase event, part of Riyadh Season, will take place at the Pyramids of Giza. The official weigh-ins saw all participating fighters successfully make weight for their respective bouts. Leading the lineup were the two fighters facing off in the main event: Ukrainian heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Dutch kickboxing king Rico Verhoeven.

Boxing’s unified heavyweight champion defends his WBC belt against the kickboxing great, at the pyramids of Giza

Lineal heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) will defend the WBC heavyweight title against kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven (1-0) in front of the Pyr