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Secrets, acting & 16 years unbeaten - in camp with Usyk

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2026/05/21 - 06:03 501 مشاهدة
Secrets, acting & 16 years unbeaten - in camp with UsykTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Oleksandr Usyk on fighting Rico VerhoevenByBobbie JacksonBBC Sport journalistPublished7 minutes agoCommentsA kickboxing world champion attempts to dethrone boxing's unified heavyweight king at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza - it sounds like the plot of Hollywood's latest blockbuster movie.But there is nothing scripted about Oleksandr Usyk's WBC title defence against boxing novice Rico Verhoeven in Egypt on Saturday.This is boxing's new normal, where the lines between fantasy and reality have shifted.The storyline offers intrigue: two dominant figures from different combat sports disciplines - but the outcome should be a routine win for heavyweight boxing's generational great Usyk.From inside his training camp in Spain, Usyk told BBC Sport a career in acting could be on the cards when he finally hangs up his gloves, but he feels he still has unfinished business in the ring."I will not stop my career after I fight Rico - I have two, maybe three, fights more," Usyk said. "I build a plan in future for this fight - I have a secret plan. I want to build a business - this is one of my last fights, but I build [a] big show."Boxing great Usyk defends Verhoeven title fightPublished14 AprilUsyk helping Joshua plot path to beat FuryPublished2 MayDutchman Verhoeven, 37, boasts an impressive kickboxing resume, reigning as Glory's heavyweight champion for 11 years and making 13 successful defences, but has boxed just once professionally - in 2014.But Usyk's CV in boxing is just as eye-catching - if not more so.After winning gold at the 2012 Olympics, the Ukrainian has established himself as one of the pound-for-pound greats by achieving undisputed status at cruiserweight and, twice, at heavyweight.Usyk, 39, has brushed aside Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Dani...
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