Oleksandr Usyk to defend title against kickboxer at Pyramids of Giza in Egypt

Oleksandr Usyk will take on Rico Verhoeven, who has only fought once as a boxer in 2014. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA

Oleksandr Usyk, who has not fought since a fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois at Wembley in July, will defend his WBC heavyweight title against a kickboxer at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.

The bout with Rico Verhoeven on 23 May, dubbed “Glory in Giza”, will be the first title fight held in Egypt, according to The Ring magazine, and will be streamed live on Dazn.