Usyk Weighs Career-High 233.3 Pounds for Giza Fight as Verhoeven Still Holds 25-Pound Edge
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Updated · ringmagazine.com · May 22
Usyk Weighs Career-High 233.3 Pounds for Giza Fight as Verhoeven Still Holds 25-Pound Edge
7 articles · Updated · ringmagazine.com · May 22
233.3 pounds put Oleksandr Usyk at the heaviest weigh-in of his career, with all 10 main-event fighters cleared for Saturday's "Glory in Giza" card at the Pyramids.
Rico Verhoeven still came in much bigger at 258.7, leaving Usyk 25 pounds lighter despite the Ukrainian adding six pounds from his July knockout win over Daniel Dubois.
The undercard also passed without issues: Hamzah Sheeraz weighed 167.9 against Alem Begic's 166.9 for the vacant WBO super middleweight title, while Jack Catterall was 146.8 to Shakhram Giyasov's 145.7.
At heavyweight, Frank Sanchez returned at 240.4 after knee surgery and a postponed March date, while Richard Torrez weighed 229.5 for an IBF eliminator that could earn him a mandated shot at Usyk.
The card also features Mizuki Hiruta defending her Ring and WBO junior bantamweight titles at 114.7 against Egypt-born Mai Soliman, who weighed 114.
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