Rico Verhoeven entered the WBC rankings following his fight with Usyk

Dutch boxer Rico Verhoeven made his debut in the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight rankings following his bout against world champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Despite the loss, Verhoeven took eighth place in the WBC rankings. It was this organization’s title that was on the line for the Dutchman had he defeated the Ukrainian.

In addition, Rico made his debut in the World Boxing Association (WBA) rankings, where he was ranked 15th among heavyweight boxers.

For Verhoeven, the fight against Usyk was only his second bout in the professional boxing ring and his first in 12 years. The fight ended with a first-round victory for the Ukrainian in the 11th round.

Source: WBC, WBA.

Earlier, former undisputed super middleweight world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez commented on the bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven, which took place in Giza (Egypt).

Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven commented on his bout against Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk, in which he suffered a defeat. 

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk defeated Dutchman Rico Verhoeven by technical knockout in the 11th round and successfully defended his heavyweight championship belts.