MMA Fighting has Oleksandr Uysk vs. Rico Verhoeven live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, on Saturday afternoon.
The main event is expected to begin around 5:45 p.m. ET on DAZN pay-per-view. Check out our Usyk vs. Rico results page to find out what happened on the undercard.
Oleksandr Uysk (24-0, 15 knockouts) puts up his WBC heavyweight title in the showdown. Uysk has yet to taste defeat in his career, knocking out two of his past five opponents.
Rico Verhoeven (1-0) is a former Glory heavyweight kickboxing champion. He hasn’t competed in a pro boxing fight since April 26, 2014, when he won via first-round knockout over Janos Finfera.
Usyk vs Rico running order and start times
Preliminary Undercard (11:00 am ET)
Omar Hikal vs Michael Kalyala, middleweights, 4 rounds
Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya vs Ali Sserunkuma, super lightweights, 4 rounds
Sultan Almohammed vs Deny Impart, featherweights, 4 rounds
Basem Mamdouh vs Jamar Talley, cruiserweights, 6 rounds
Main Card – Undercard (1:00 pm ET)
1:00 pm ET – Daniel Lapin vs Benjamin Mendes, light heavyweights, 10 rounds
1:53 pm ET – Mizuki Hiruta vs Mai Soliman, super flyweights, 10 rounds, for Hiruta’s WBO title
2:37 pm ET – Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez Jr, heavyweights, 12 rounds, IBF eliminator
3:39 pm ET – Jack Catterall vs Shakhram Giyasov, welterweights, 12 rounds, for vacant secondary WBA title
4:42 pm ET – Hamzah Sheeraz vs Alem Begic, super middleweights, 12 rounds, for vacant WBO title
Main Event (~5:45 pm ET)
5:48 pm ET – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven, heavyweights, 12 rounds, for Usyk’s WBC title (WBA title will also go vacant if Usyk loses)
