Inside Boxing | Oleksandr Usyk to fight kickboxer Rico Verhoeven
Inside Boxing | Oleksandr Usyk to fight kickboxer Rico Verhoeven  
Podcast: The Ariel Helwani Show
Published On: Sun Mar 01 2026
Description: Inside Boxing is back with the latest from the heavyweight division, as Oleksandr Usyk announced a fight with kickboxing legend, Rico Verhoeven, despite Verhoeven only having one professional boxing match (01:47).  Is the fight really warranted? Should Usyk have fought mandatory challenger Agit Kabayel (16:10)? Next, the attention moves to the thrilling Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo Nunez unification fight, as well as a full fight card recap (33:23).