Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Ricardo Verhoeven & Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torrez Jr. RBR.

Hope Usyk-Kabayel gets announced for end of the year, no more messing around

 

Or he has an injury and took it easy? Or could not be assed anymore? He hit pretty hard when he wanted at 226

 

Quick facts for this fight:

First heavyweight title fight in Africa since Lewis-Rahman in 2001.
First heavyweight title fight in Northern Africa. Others have been in Zaire (Congo) and South Africa.
First non-British foe for Usyk since 2019. First opponent to be from a country which doesn't start with U after Murat Gassiev.
Verhoeven when he steps in the ring: Should he be victorious - he will break Leon Spinks' record for the fighter with the fewest amount of fights to win the heavyweight title - 8 bouts. And he will break Lomachenko and Saensak Muangsurin's record for the fewest fights to win a belt - 3 bouts. He is now second behind Pete Rademacher with fewest fights to fight for the HW title. This is his second fight, whereas Rademacher fought in his pro debut.
Also, contrary to popular belief, Rico isn't related to the director Paul Verhoeven. Although it would be pretty neat if he came to this:

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Running Order:

Preliminary Card - 4 pm BST | 11 am ET | 8 am PT

4 Round Welterweight Contest: Omar Hikal vs. Ali Sserunkuma (2-3-1)

Followed by ~ 4:30 pm BST

4 Round Middleweight Contest: Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya vs. Michael Kalyalya (3-4-2, 1 KO)

Followed by ~ 4:55 pm BST

4 Round Featherweight Contest: Sultan Almohammed (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Dedy Imprax (2-4, 1 KO)

Followed by ~ 5:20 pm BST

8 Round Cruiserweight Contest: Basem Mamdouh (10-2, 4 KOs) vs. Jamar Talley (6-0, 5 KOs)

PPV Card - 6 pm BST | 1 pm ET | 10 pm PT

WBA, WBO & IBF Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Championship: Daniel Lapin (13-0, 5 KOs) vs. Benjamin Mendes Tani (9-1, 2 KOs)

Followed by ~ 6.53 pm BST | 1.53 pm ET | 10.53 am PT

WBO Super Flyweight Championship: Mizuki Hiruta (10-0, 2 KOs) vs. Mai Soliman (10-1, 6 KOs)

Followed by ~ 7.37 pm BST | 2.37 pm ET | 11.37 am PT

WBC Americas & WBO NABO Heavyweight Championship: Frank Sanchez (25-1, 18 KOs) vs. Richard Torrez Jr. (14-0, 12 KOs)

Followed by ~ 8.39 pm BST | 3.39 pm ET | 12.39 pm PT

Vacant WBA “Regular” Welterweight Championship: Jack Catterall (32-2, 14 KOs) vs. Shakhram Giyasov (17-0, 10 KOs)

Followed by ~ 9.42pm BST | 4.42pm ET | 1.42pm PT

Vacant WBO Super Middleweight Championship: Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) vs. Alem Begic (29-0-1, 23 KOs)

Followed by ~ 10.48pm BST | 5.48pm ET | 2.48pm PT

WBC Heavyweight Championship: Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) vs. Rico Verhoeven (1-0, 1 KO)

 

What fight is happening now, I’m confused?

 

Thanks for putting the running order up. I thought the PPV started at 4pm and the main event at 10.50, a lot of time in between fights if that was the case.

 

Morning lads.

 

Vroegah!

 

Word!

 

I see the tradition of absurdly bloated Saudi cards is continuing

 

Its prelims. They give the prelims away for free. Hard to see what’s there to complain about.

Bigger issue with Saudi cards is how slowly they move the card along.