Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleOleksandr Usyk is scheduled to defend his WBC heavyweight title against kickboxing icon Rico Verhoeven in a unique boxing match. The fight will take place on Saturday 23 May at the historic Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, with the main card commencing at 6pm BST and main-event ring walks expected around 10:45pm BST. The event will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view worldwide, with the fight card costing £24.99 in the UK. Usyk, who is currently unbeaten, is a heavy favourite in the bout, which is viewed by some as a 'side quest' before his next expected WBC mandatory title defence. Verhoeven, a renowned striker in combat sports, has only one professional boxing match to his name, despite his extensive kickboxing career and training under Tyson Fury’s uncle Peter. In fullUsyk vs Verhoeven: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight tonightThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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