Taekwondo star Rico Verhoeven says he’s a ‘serious boxer’ Tyson Fury‘s former coach who believes his Chargers will exceed expectations Alexander Usyk.

The real heavyweight king has Acquired to fight Verhoeven for WBC titleheadlines the Ring Magazine show on May 23 at the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt.

Normally, sanctioning bodies would not allow such a belt fight to take place, as world title challengers usually need to be ranked in the top 15 of recognized organizations.

However, the WBC appears to have cited Article 3.3 (c) of its Rules and Regulations, stating that such title defenses can occur in “exceptional circumstances”.

Indeed, this does appear to be a “special” event – based solely on its location – but many boxing fans are still unfamiliar with Verhoeven’s credentials.

That’s because the 36-year-old boxer has only had one fight in the professional ring, a second-round stoppage victory over Janos Finfera, who was 0-5 when they met in 2014.

Nonetheless, the Dutchman is told by his coach Peter Fury, who trained his nephew Tyson to defeat Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. Boxing King Media In addition to his illustrious kickboxing career, Verhoeven also mastered the art of boxing.

“People need to support this fight because I can tell you right now: I’m certainly not going to go out on the world stage and embarrass myself and I’m not going to embarrass my fighters.

“My fighter is a no-nonsense fighter, so it’s going to be a great fight. Trust me. Usyk is an unbelievable champion. I respect him as a fighter, a boxer, and I respect him as a person.

“I respect Rico. So I’m going to do my job and I’m going to enjoy it, no matter what the result is, that’s what it is.”

although Usyk will definitely defend his WBC title against Verhoevenit remains to be seen whether his IBF and WBA belts will also be on the line.

Regardless, the likes of WBC “interim” champion Ajit Kabayel and top contender Lawrence Okolie may be miffed at not getting the Ukrainian’s belt.