Inside Boxing | Oleksandr Usyk to fight kickboxer Rico Verhoeven

from The Ariel Helwani Show · host Ariel Helwani

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).

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Dan Canobbio and Chris Algeri analyze the recent fight announcement between unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven, followed by a recap of the Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo Nunez unification fight.

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