Mauricio Suleiman, the president of the WBC, answered the question of whether his federation will sanction the fight of Oleksandr Usyk, the world heavyweight champion, including the WBC version, against former Glory champion Rico Verhoeven.
āI don't know. I don't know who Rico is, this is the first time I hear about it. WBC satisfied Usyk's request for a voluntary defense. We were told that he will probably fight Wilder, I don't know anything else.
One of the criteria for our boxer's rating is their achievement in Muay Thai, kickboxing, or amateur boxing. This is one of the criteria. Of course, I will have to sort this out,ā said the official.
Recall that Turki Al ash-Sheikh had previously stated his desire to organize a fight between Usyk and Verhoeven.
