Oleksandr Usyk says he will fight two or three more times after his next bout with Rico, dismissing suggestions he will retire immediately.

Lineal heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) will defend the WBC heavyweight title against kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven (1-0). WBC president Maurcio Sulaiman has talked about the bout.

Agit Kabayel was shocked when he first heard that the WBC had sanctioned Oleksandr Usyk’s upcoming title defense against kickboxing great Rico Verhoeven.

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Riyadh Season is already working on another massive fight for Oleksandr Usyk in 2027.

Why is Oleksandr Usyk, the reigning unified heavyweight world champion and former two-time undisputed heavyweight crown holder, fighting a kickboxer

Oleksandr Usyk has put a number on how many more fight he will have.

In any decade in boxing history, you'll find great fighters. The 1920s had Dempsey, and the 1950s had Marciano. But the 1970s had an ecosystem of heavyweight champions and top contenders who could have held the belt in any other era. One of the names on ...

Retired? Unretired? Somewhere in between? Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) two-division champion Jon Jones still hasn’t fought since dismantling Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 — and ever since that victory,