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Rico Verhoeven

Dutch kickboxer

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Ricardo "Rico" Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer, former professional boxer and mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Heavyweight division of GLORY, where he was the promotion’s longest-reigning Heavyweight Champion, while also defending the title a record thirteen times. A professional since 2004, he also competed in K-1, It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT. Verhoeven has been continually ranked as the number one heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press since September 2014, when the rankings were first established.

📰 Related News (3)

🇺🇸 Harrison: Verhoeven can't beat Usyk, but deserves fight (2026-02-28)
Oleksandr Usyk sprang a surprise of his own in a tumultuous week in the world of boxing....
🇺🇸 Usyk confirms heavyweight title fight with kickboxer Verhoeven (2026-02-27)
Oleksandr Usyk will face kickboxer Rico Verhoeven for the WBC heavyweight title in May in Egypt....
🇺🇸 Verhoeven 'not a genuine' challenge for Usyk, says 'disappointed' Wardley (2026-02-26)
Fabio Wardley has criticised the prospect of Oleksandr Usyk fighting elite kickboxer Rico Verhoeven....

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