Secrets, acting & 16 years unbeaten - in camp with Usyk
Summary
Oleksandr Usyk, a top boxing heavyweight champion from Ukraine, is defending his WBC title against Rico Verhoeven, a kickboxing champion trying boxing for the second time. Usyk is undefeated as a professional boxer and plans a few more fights before possibly pursuing a career in acting or business.Key Facts
- Oleksandr Usyk is the unified heavyweight boxing champion, holding WBA (Super), WBO, and WBC belts.
- Usyk has been undefeated in 24 professional boxing matches, with 15 wins by knockout.
- Rico Verhoeven is a kickboxing champion with 11 years as Glory's heavyweight champion but has had only one professional boxing fight before.
- Usyk won Olympic gold in 2012 and has defeated well-known British boxers twice each.
- The fight between Usyk and Verhoeven is taking place in Egypt near the Pyramids of Giza.
- Usyk says he trains seriously for every fight, treating this one with the same effort as fights against top opponents.
- After a 2009 amateur loss, Usyk changed his training and life, including marriage and fatherhood, which motivated his career.
- Usyk is considering acting and building a business after retiring from boxing.
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