Overview
- The fight is official for May 23 at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt with Usyk’s WBC heavyweight belt at stake on a card branded “Glory in Giza.”
- The event will stream live and exclusively on DAZN, with organizers naming The Ring Magazine and Saudi events company Sela as presenters.
- Usyk enters 24-0 with 15 knockouts and currently holds the WBC, WBA and IBF titles, returning for the first time since stopping Daniel Dubois in July 2025.
- Verhoeven, 36, is a long-reigning GLORY heavyweight champion with a 66-10 kickboxing record and just one professional boxing bout, a 2014 knockout win.
- Both fighters issued statements of respect, public debate over the matchup surfaced online, and details on tickets and the undercard are expected in the coming weeks.