Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven will square off on Saturday, May 23, 2026, headlining a DAZN pay-per-view event from the pyramids in Giza, Egypt.
Bad Left Hook will have live coverage and round-by-round updates and chatting, so join us on Saturday! Here’s how you can watch along:
How to watch Usyk vs Rico
DAZN will have the fights streaming live from 11 am ET with four preliminary undercard bouts, followed by the main card starting at 1 pm ET. The main card will feature six fights in total.
You will need a subscription to either DAZN’s “Ultimate” tier or you’ll have to buy the show as a pay-per-view.
The show will stream live from the pyramids in Giza, Egypt.
Usyk vs Rico running order and start times
Preliminary Undercard (11:00 am ET)
- Omar Hikal vs Michael Kalyala, middleweights, 4 rounds
- Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya vs Ali Sserunkuma, super lightweights, 4 rounds
- Sultan Almohammed vs Deny Impart, featherweights, 4 rounds
- Basem Mamdouh vs Jamar Talley, cruiserweights, 6 rounds
Main Card – Undercard (1:00 pm ET)
- 1:00 pm ET – Daniel Lapin vs Benjamin Mendes, light heavyweights, 10 rounds
- 1:53 pm ET – Mizuki Hiruta vs Mai Soliman, super flyweights, 10 rounds, for Hiruta’s WBO title
- 2:37 pm ET – Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez Jr, heavyweights, 12 rounds, IBF eliminator
- 3:39 pm ET – Jack Catterall vs Shakhram Giyasov, welterweights, 12 rounds, for vacant secondary WBA title
- 4:42 pm ET – Hamzah Sheeraz vs Alem Begic, super middleweights, 12 rounds, for vacant WBO title
Main Event (~5:45 pm ET)
- 5:48 pm ET – Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven, heavyweights, 12 rounds, for Usyk’s WBC title (WBA title will also go vacant if Usyk loses)