Turki Alalshikh said today that Canelo Alvarez vs. Terenka Crawford is such a great fight that “they do not need much fight on undercard” to September 13. This is the same method that promoters used in the past mega struggle with the participation of stars from the past, especially those in which gigantic bags were paid for the stars.
Undercard Vision Turki
Alalshikh wants to take this opportunity for juvenile talents to present himself to the undercard for the event of the Canelo-Crawford event in Netflix. The warrior manager would contact the TKO group and the decision will be made whether they will be added to the card.
Fighting the card is aimed at introducing fresh talents. This is not about 50-50 fights. Has Dana White UFC similar to this. This is what he did with UFC, with one good fight in the main event and approach with fights for future fighters.
White promotes the Canelo-Crawford event. So it is understandable why Undercard uses the same model he has been using in UFC for years. Some fans may like this approach while others do not. Those who have become accustomed to seeing competitive fights on the basics may not be satisfied with the given approach.
In connection with the display of the event in Netflix, fans that are not boxes will make up for the difference from conventional ones, who may not be excited to buy an event with a card filled with little -known perspectives.
Is boxing Canelo-Crawford the largest?
It also boils down to how many fans Canelo vs. Crawford. Turki refers to the fight as “The biggest fight in boxing” In the last 10 years, but many people do not agree. This fight is not seen as the greatest.
They are two older fighters approaching the end of their careers, coming out of terrible performances against William Scull and Israil Madrimov. Crawford has been fighting only once a year since 2020 and has never been a draw during his career. It is probably less popular than warriors, such as Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez.
Although Crawford captured world titles in four weight classes, his biography is mediocre, filled with bangs and elderly dinosaurs. He waited too long to go to 154 and fought fighters at an average level of 147. He defeated Errola Spence’s car crash and next to his main Shawn Porter in welterweight, but he escaped from the division when Jaron Ennis wanted to shoot at the motor title.
Crawford’s career reflects his career Adrien “The Problem” Bronerwho also captured four division titles and fought with a smaller opposition, such as Bud, to capture his belts. It is not clear how long Alalshikh was a box of boxing. If he was a free fan so far, it makes sense why he is so in love with Crawford.
Sees what many naive, free fans Make when they look at Crawford’s confirms. “They don’t see that Crawford fought the second level warriors to capture these lanes and create his record 41-0. You must be a Hardcore fan again to see that Crawford has a feeble, plastic record and that he is false gold. It’s smoke and mirrors with bud.
Choosing the fight Crawford Alalshikh Crawford
Turki likes Crawford. That is why he is fighting Canelo. This is his preference. Usually, promoters combine fights between warriors who know that boxing audience is willing to see. In this case, it is a fight that Turki likes, not society.
When you have money to combine strange fights, you can do everything. We saw Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fight the former weighty UFC Francis Ngannou. It was Total. Now that. Canelo fighting crawford.
They are no longer able to overcome the best fighters in their weight classes and keep their careers together only thanks to artificial funds, such as careful creation and avoiding hazardous opposition that would defeat them.
For example, Canelo will not fight David Benavidez or David Morrell. For his part, Crawford decided not to fight Bakhram Muratazaliev, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Sebastian Fund. We know what result Crawford fought with these three warriors. They would reveal him. These are warriors when you fight when you are juvenile and vigorous, not elderly, looking for money to retire.
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“This is the biggest fight in boxing and history over the past 10 years and maybe more,” said Turki Alalshikh to mediaSpeaking of the Canelo Alvarez vs. competition Terenka Crawford on September 13. “This is a really great opportunity for talent in boxing. We will do the whole talent card because we have the biggest fight.
“We don’t need a great fight based on the card. We’ll give you a chance for talent for this purpose. If you think you’re ready for a Canelo-Crawford pad, come with us, or maybe you’ll have a chance,” said Turki.
Rico Verhoeven commented on the controversial break in the match after the defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
Verhoeven challenged heavyweight king Usyk at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, and despite most expecting a huge mismatch before the fight, the Dutchman came within a whisker of arguably the biggest upset in boxing history.
The kickboxing legend did enough to win multiple rounds heading into the final stages, with the underdog Usyk struggling to cope with his unconventional opponent.
Usyk finally found the shot he needed when he dropped his opponent at the end of the 11th round, and although Verhoeven managed to get up, the Ukrainian attacked again. led to referee Mark Lyson stopping the fight. Many fans – as well as Verhoevens’ team – were outraged by this decision.
After the fight, Verhoeven shared his thoughts on Lyson, who waved it off, saying he felt he deserved to fight longer.
“I thought it was an early break. It’s not up to me. I believe the referee knows we’re almost at the end of the round, whether he lets me go to the target or let the bell ring… it was close and I thought we were equal on the scorecards.”
Vehoeven was humble at the time when asked if he deserved a rematch.
“It’s not up to me, it’s up to the organization, let’s see what happens.”
It is unknown whether the second fight will actually take place, as the WBC has already ordered Usyk to face mandatory challenger Agit Kabayel next, under threat of being stripped of his belt.
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBC title against former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven on Saturday, May 23 at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt. The card, branded “Glory in Giza” and promoted by Matchroom, is streaming globally on DAZN pay-per-view and is priced at $59.99 in the United States and £24.99 in the United Kingdom, according to data ESPN. This is the first professional boxing event organized in this historic place. The main card will start at 2:00 PM ET, with main events taking place around 5:48 PM ET and 10:48 PM BST. Below is a fight-by-fight breakdown of the lineup.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, heavyweight, WBC title
Usyk (24-0, 15 KO) will make his first appearance since a fifth-round stoppage of Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in July 2025, which restored his undisputed status. The 39-year-old Ukrainian holds the WBC, WBA and IBF belts, but only the WBC championship is at stake. The WBA and IBF declined to sanction the fight because Verhoeven is unclassified. Nevertheless, the IBF granted Usyk an exception to compete in what it classified as an unsanctioned competition, with conditions attached: if Usyk lost, the IBF title would be considered vacant, while the WBA indicated that it would retain Usyk as champion regardless of the result. result.
Verhoeven enters the fight with a 1-0 professional boxing record, his lone fight ending in a second-round stoppage of winless Janos Finfera in 2014. The 36-year-old Dutchman held the GLORY heavyweight title for more than 11 years before vacating it in November, and his kickboxing record stands at 66-10 with 21 knockouts. He is 6-foot-10, weighs about 270 pounds and is trained for the fight under Peter Fury, who cornered Tyson Fury in his 2015 victory over Wladimir Klitschko. Verhoeven described his crossover as a stylistic problem that Usyk had not faced. “I will bring something different to the table that he hasn’t seen before,” he said. “He has analyzed the sport of boxing like no one else, but he doesn’t know about the kickboxer who will box.”
Usyk described the fight as a voluntary defense on his own terms after years of mandatory and unification commitments, telling reporters that “size doesn’t matter” while calling Verhoeven a “risky guy.” The consensus among observers definitely favors the champion. Usyk is a 30-1 favorite and the over/under in completed rounds is 5.5. On his podcast, Teddy Atlas acknowledged that Verhoeven has a kickboxing pedigree but dismissed his prospects in the boxing ring, noting that the Dutchman’s high guard and upright stance could leave him open to Usyk’s combinations. The full breakdown, including Atlas’ comments, appeared in Boxing Insider’s fight week coverage.
Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Alem Begic for the vacant WBO super middleweight title
In this joint fight, Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KO) and undefeated Alem Begic (29-0-1) will fight for the vacant WBO super middleweight title. Sheeraz, 26, fell miniature in his only previous attempt at a world title – a middleweight draw before he started moving up in weight. Begic, a 39-year-old German, faces world-class challenges for the first time. The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds.
Jack Catterall vs. Shakhram Giyasov for the vacant WBA welterweight title
Jack Catterall (32-2, 14 KO) and Shakhram Giyasov (17-0, 10 KO) will fight for the vacant WBA welterweight title. Catterall, 32, of Chorley, England, is ranked No. 1 by the WBO at the weight and is coming off an 11th-round knockout of Ekow Essuman in November. He chose the fight rather than wait to fight WBO champion Devin Haney. Giyasov, a 31-year-old Uzbek and former Olympic silver medalist, is a top contender for the WBA title and last fought in November, defeating Mark Urvanov in four rounds. The WBA organization approved the fight for the vacant title after elevating Rolando Romero to the title of super champion.
Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torrez Jr., heavyweight
Frank Sanchez (25-1, 18 KO), a 33-year-old Cuban known as “The Cuban Flash”, will fight undefeated American Richard Torrez Jr. for 10 rounds. (14-0, 12 KOs). The fight postponed the IBF heavyweight qualifying match originally scheduled for March 28, but was postponed after Sanchez suffered a knee injury. Torrez, a Tokyo Olympic silver medalist, goes up against the more experienced Sanchez in his class in a contender-prospect matchup that has weight in the division’s title picture.
Mizuki Hiruta vs. Mai Soliman for the WBO junior bantamweight title
Mizuki Hiruta (10-0), named The Ring’s female fighter of the year, defends her WBO junior bantamweight title for the seventh time against Egyptian-born Australian Mai Soliman (10-1) over 10 rounds. Hiruta (29) won the belt in her fourth professional fight and remains undefeated. Soliman fights in front of his home crowd.
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In the preliminary part, the lithe heavyweight fight Daniel Lapin (13-0) will face Benjamin Mendes Tani (9-1) over 10 rounds, and the regional championship belts will be at stake. Basem Mamdouh (10-2) meets Jamar Talley (6-0) in the cruiserweight division, and the remaining fights combine domestic and international prospects: Mahmoud Mobark against Michael Kalyalya, Omar Hikal against Ali Sserunkuma and Sultan Almohammed against Dedy Imprax.
World Boxing News has live coverage from Egypt as Oleksandr Usyk takes on Rico Verhoeven in one of the most extraordinary heavyweight title fights in up-to-date boxing.
Unified heavyweight champion Aleksander Usyk tonight his WBA, WBC and IBF titles will be on the line against a kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven under the pyramids in Giza.
This crossover clash sparked huge debate throughout boxing as Verhoeven entered the contest with only one professional boxing fight under his belt, despite years of experience in elite combat sports.
A win for Usyk will keep the Ukrainian undefeated and maintain control of the heavyweight division ahead of expected future clashes with Agit Kabayel and other top contenders.
However, the fight has strange title implications.
While Verhoeven is eligible to win the WBC heavyweight title if he wins, the WBA and IBF titles will become vacant under sanctions due to the Dutchman’s ranking status.
WBN provides a round-by-round live scoreboard below, as well as live results throughout the night.
Usyk vs Verhoeven scorecard
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven fight
Fight for the WBA/WBC/IBF heavyweight title Giza, Egypt 12×3
Usyk enters the fight undefeated with a 24-0 record and is looking to further cement one of the best heavyweight resumes of the up-to-date era.
Opposite him is longtime GLORY kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven, who is currently taking on one of the boldest crossover challenges boxing has seen in years.
The fight has divided opinion across the sport, with some viewing it as a spectacle, others warning that Verhoeven’s size, athleticism and fighting experience could pose a real threat despite the huge gap in his boxing pedigree.
Usyk vs Verhoeven results will continue with live coverage available on World Boxing News.
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