{"id":134320,"date":"2026-04-03T12:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=134320"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:52:47","slug":"wbc-wba-ibf-heavyweight-champion-oleksandr-usyk-returns-to-the-boxing-ring-may-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=134320","title":{"rendered":"WBC, WBA &#038; IBF Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk Returns To The Boxing Ring May 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=134320\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=134320\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-134321 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oleksandr-Usyk-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oleksandr-Usyk-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Oleksandr-Usyk.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His Excellency Turki Alalshikh and The Ring Magazine today announced the star-studded undercard for \u2018Glory in Giza\u2019 taking place in Egypt on Saturday 23 May supported by Matchroom Boxing and streamed live worldwide exclusively on DAZN, the global home of boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk faces former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven as the headline bout.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1) and Alem Begic (29-0-1) lead the undercard in a clash of unbeaten fighters for the vacant WBO World Super Middleweight title, with Sheeraz returning to the ring for the first time in 2026 following a fifth-round knockout of Edgar Berlanga in New York last July.<\/p>\n<p>British welterweight Jack Catterall (32-2-0) faces undefeated Uzbek contender Shakhram Giyasov (17-0-0) for the WBA Regular world title, with Catterall coming off a victory over WBO Global champion Ekow Essuman on the Eubank Jr vs Benn II undercard in November.<\/p>\n<p>Cuban contender Frank Sanchez (25-1-0) will take on unbeaten Olympic silver medallist Richard Torrez Jr. (14-0-0) defending his WBC Americas and WBO NABO titles.<\/p>\n<p>Ring Magazine Female Fighter of the Year Mizuki Hiruta (10\u20130-0) will defend her Ring and WBO World titles against Egyptian-born Australian Mai Soliman (10\u20131-0). 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