Usyk vs Rico weights: Verhoeven tips scales 25 lbs heavier than career-high Usyk
Olekandr Usyk was at the heaviest weight of his career, but still far lighter than Rico Verhoeven
CAIRO, EGYPT - MAY 22: Oleksandr Usyk (L) and Rico Verhoeven face-off during the weigh in ahead of the WBC World Heavyweight Championship between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven at Grand Egyptian Museum on May 22, 2026 in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Mohamed Hossam/Getty Images) | Getty Images Rico Verhoeven was about 25 lbs heavier than Oleksandr Usyk on the scales today in Egypt, ahead of their heavyweight title fight tomorrow at the pyramids in Giza. “The King of Kickboxing” weighed in at 258.
7 lbs, with Usyk at 233. 3. Usyk will be defending his WBC heavyweight title, and can also lose the WBA title — though Rico would not win it — if Verhoeven wins the fight.
Despite the size “advantage” for Verhoeven, we still can’t see him as anything more than a major underdog. He’s not an experienced pro boxer, and he’s also hardly the first person to have a weight advantage over Usyk, who has been the smaller man by weight in every one of his nine fights in the heavyweight division, including this one. What may be worth noting is that at 233.
3 lbs, Usyk is heavier on the scales than he’s ever been before. When he moved up to heavyweight in 2019, he weighed in at 215. Since then, he’s been at 217, 221, 221, 221, 223, 226, and 227.