Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury shared his opinion on the fight between WBC, WBA and IBF title holder Oleksandr Usik against kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. The British boxer stressed that he would not underestimate the Dutchman, but believes that the Ukrainian should cope with him. \? He has a powerful right hand. But I am sure that Usyk has faced many right-handers capable of knocking out an opponent, including Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. Usyk has fought a lot of big guys who are stylistically similar to Rico. But look, Verhoeven is a big guy, he's got chances, he's got power.. Who knows what he's capable of in the ring How old is Usik? 39? But he only has 24 pro fights. It doesn't have that much mileage. Usyk turned pro in 2013, so I think he'll be fine," Usik's fight with Verhoeven is scheduled for May 23 in Giza, Egypt.. Earlier, the WBC explained why it made the Usyk-Verhoeven fight a title fight. Usyk named the number of fights before the end of his career News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.