Oleksandr Usyk returns to the ring on Saturday night in one of the most unusual heavyweight title fights in recent years as he faces kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

Oleksandr Usyk secured a controversial knockout victory against kickboxing icon Rico Verhoeven, retaining his WBC heavyweight title at the Pyramids of Giza.

"It was the roughest fight of his career," he told Boxing King Media.