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Verhoeven: WBC recognised my kickboxing credentials for title shot

Rico Verhoeven says the WBC awarded him a boxing title shot because it values his kickboxing record. The heavyweight told BBC Sport his twelve-year run in another sport earned the sanctioning body's recognition.

How a kickboxing legend & Statham's pal landed a shot at Usyk

Dutchman Rico Verhoeven discusses his kickboxing career, friendship with A-list celebrities and how he landed a shot at Oleksandr Usyk.
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How the Kickboxing GOAT Rebounded From Floyd Mayweather Loss to Rise in Boxing

Tenshin Nasukawa, widely regarded as the greatest kickboxer ever and known for losing an exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr., will fight for vacant WBC belt against Takuma Inoue, brother of Naoya Inoue. When Junto Nakatani announced he ...
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Usyk petitions X for RICO reactions after garbage stoppage in Giza, gets destroyed by fed-up boxing fans

He absolutely asked for this. Unified Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBA, WBC and The Ring titles yesterday (Sat., May 23, 2026) with a wildly controversial 11th-round TKO stoppage victory over kickboxing superstar Rico Verhoeven in front of the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo,

Who is kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven’s fiancee Naomy Van Beem?

KICKBOXING legend Rico Verhoeven is stepping out of his comfort zone and straight into a historic boxing showpiece. The Dutch giant is set for the fight of his life against boxing world champion