Protests, Apologies and Pride - Rico Verhoeven

About this episode

Rico Verhoeven discusses his protest over a controversial fight ending and his hopes to return to the ring soon.

Will Rico Verhoeven get the apology he’s after? The Dutchman and his team have lodged an official protest over the controversial ending to the fight in Egypt. Rico joins us to explain why they decided to take action, looks back on that unforgettable night, and reveals he’s hoping to be back in the ring again before the end of the year.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Bunce

Guest: Rico Verhoeven

Topics covered

• boxing
• protests
• apologies
• pride
• Rico Verhoeven
• fight analysis

Keywords

• Rico Verhoeven
• boxing
• protest
• fight ending
• Egypt
• apology
• ring return

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Egypt

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