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Event: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven
Date: Sat., May 23, 2026
Location: Pyramids in Giza, Egypt
Start Time: DAZN PPV main card start time at 2 p.m. ET
Usyk vs. Verhoeven Main Event on DAZN PPV:
Heavyweight: Oleksandr Usyk (24-0) vs. Rico Verhoeven (1-0)
Usyk vs. Verhoeven Undercard on DAZN PPV:
168 lbs.: Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0) vs Alem Begic (29-0-1) for vacant WBO super middleweight title 147 lbs.: Jack Catterall (32-2) vs Shakhram Giyasov (16-0) for WBO welterweight title Heavyweight: Frank Sanchez (25-1) vs Richard Torrez Jr. (14-0) 115 lbs.: Mizuki Hiruta (10-0) vs Mai Soliman
(10-1) for WBO super flyweight title 200 lbs.: Basem Mamdouh (10-2) vs Jamar Talley (6-0) 200 lbs.: Mahmoud Mobark (0-0) vs Michael Kalyalya (3-4-1) 147 lbs.: Omar Hikal (0-0) vs Ali Ssurunkuma (2-3)
