Author name: Niall Doran

Rico Verhoeven can’t win title against Usyk this weekend, that’s a given, but he can do a lot though and for his sport. His courage as a kickboxer to get in there at the highest level of professional boxing is evident. He is a big name worldwide with his 13 million Instagram followers and he […]

The Usyk Rico crossover fight brings a lot of new kickboxing audience and combat sports audience to boxing but there’s more to it. Anything that expands the professional boxing product to new audience and markets is a good thing and welcome. But there has to be a balance. It can’t be at the expense of

This week in big time boxing is one of the few times where boxing vs kickboxing meet in Usyk vs Rico. For the undisputed heavyweight boxing championship of the world. Sure, there’s many MMA and UFC fighters that continue to move to professional boxing all the time. And we’ve seen Mayweather do exhibition’s against well

A proper look at the Usyk record before he steps in there with Rico in their heavyweight title fight at the Pyramids. This weekend is a crossover fight and showcase fight for boxing at an iconic world destination that sees boxing and kickboxing come together as sports. With a kickboxer in Rico challenging Usyk the

Usyk undisputed heavyweight champion? Check. Boxing a novice pro boxer? Check. Why? Well, it looks like he is looking for an easy pay day this weekend as he goes into a fight that many are calling the biggest mismatch in heavyweight boxing history. For those new to boxing, here’s some background info on him, his

The Usyk Rico Pyramids of Giza is a big marketing opportunity for the sport purely based on where it is. It is an iconic destination in the globe as well as a place with a lot of history and it sits in a big country as well. Not really known for big boxing or live

Learn more about why the Usyk Rico live event for boxing will be a big one even though the fight is not good. Usyk is expected to easily walk through kickboxer Rico this weekend in their heavyweight title boxing match. But the event is a rare one for boxing given the stage it is on