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title: "Rico Verhoeven Set To Receive WBC Ranking After Usyk Stoppage"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael O'Brien"
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published: "2026-05-28T16:35:31Z"
modified: "2026-05-28T16:36:01Z"
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# Rico Verhoeven Set To Receive WBC Ranking After Usyk Stoppage

Rico Verhoeven To Be Ranked By WBC

The former [GLORY kickboxing](https://glorykickboxing.com/) heavyweight champion will receive a WBC ranking, after almost climbing to the summit of heavyweight boxing before eventually sinking to an 11th-round controversial stoppage against the unbeaten Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.

## Rico Verhoeven WBC Ranking

[Verhoeven](https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/686118), 37, is set to receive a WBC ranking in what many people might see as an unprecedented move, considering the 37-year-old has only had two professional contests.

The president of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman, said the former kickboxing champion deserves it and deserves to fight for a world title.

## Could This Hint At A Rematch For Verhoeven?

Does this potentially hint at a rematch for Verhoeven?