Oleksandr Usyk Meets Kickboxer Verhoeven In Egypt + Hamzah Sheeraz And Richard Torrez On Card and Fight News! | BFW Preview Podcast

About this episode

The episode previews a heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven in Egypt, along with discussions on other upcoming fights and boxing news.

We're ready for a heavyweight title showdown in an unusual place, the Pyramids of Egypt, as Oleksandr Usyk is back in 2026 to defend against a kick boxing champion. We cover over the full card and lots of fight news too on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael to go over it all and give their takes and predictions. They start with Saturday’s Ring magazine DAZN PPV card in Giza, Egypt Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, 12 rounds, for lineal/WBC heavyweight title. Will this be a joke/easy work for Usyk or does Verhoeven get lucky and make it interesting? Also, Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Alem Begic, 12 rounds, for vacant WBO super middleweight title. Sheeraz is a rising star in search of a world title and could be a future opponent for Canelo down the road. Next, Shakhram Giyasov vs. Jack Catterall, 12 rounds, for vacant WBA “regular” welterweight title. And, Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez Jr., 12 rounds, IBF heavyweight eliminator. A big step up for Torrez in level of competition. Also, Friday night’s Golden Boy DAZN card in San Jose, California Rising Amari Jones vs. Vincenzo Gualtieri, 12 rounds, IBF middleweight eliminator. Dan has big…

People in this episode

Host: T.J. Rives

Guest: Dan Rafael

Topics covered

• boxing
• heavyweight title
• fight predictions
• upcoming fights
• boxing news

Keywords

• Usyk vs Verhoeven
• boxing preview
• Hamzah Sheeraz
• fight news
• Canelo
• Ryan Garcia
• Conor Benn

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Pyramids of Egypt, San Jose, California

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