On the night of May 24, a boxing match took place in which Alexander Usik managed to defeat Rico Verhoeven, defending some of the belts, but earlier the WBC ordered the Ukrainian champion to defend his title against Agit Kabayel.

After the fight with the representative of the Netherlands, the heavyweight named possible opponents for the next fight:.

\? I'm ready for anything. What will the Turks decide?. I can fight both Kabayel and Verhoeven."

Agit Kabayel calls for his shot against Oleksandr Usyk in Germany? Glory in Giza on DAZN? pic. twitter. com/2JoZycUcci— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) May 23, 2026 Turki Al ash-Sheikh, who was present at the fight, adjusted plans for Alexander Usik’s future performances on the fly:.

" But at the same time, he (points to Verhoeven) deserves a rematch after Kabayel. They're both in line. We want to see the Kabayel fight and we want to see the Rico rematch in Holland."

Let us remember that Usyk knocked out Verhoeven in a tough fight.

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