Episode
Oleksandr Usyk Meets Kickboxer Verhoeven In Egypt + Hamzah Sheeraz And Richard Torrez On Card and Fight News! | BFW Preview Podcast
- Published
- May 22, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3726
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-fight-weekend-boxing-podcast-605559/episodes/oleksandr-usyk-meets-kickboxer-verhoeven-in-egypt-hamzah-sheeraz-and-richard-torrez-on-card-and-fight-news-bfw-preview-podcast/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-fight-weekend-boxing-podcast-605559/oleksandr-usyk-meets-kickboxer-verhoeven-in-egypt-hamzah-sheeraz-and-richard-torrez-on-card-and-fight-news-bfw-preview-podcast.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
We're ready for a heavyweight title showdown in an unusual place, the Pyramids of Egypt, as Oleksandr Usyk is back in 2026 to defend against a kick boxing champion. We cover over the full card and lots of fight news too on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael to go over it all and give their takes and predictions. They start with Saturday’s Ring magazine DAZN PPV card in Giza, Egypt Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, 12 rounds, for lineal/WBC heavyweight title. Will this be a joke/easy work for Usyk or does Verhoeven get lucky and make it interesting? Also, Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Alem Begic, 12 rounds, for vacant WBO super middleweight title. Sheeraz is a rising star in search of a world title and could be a future opponent for Canelo down the road. Next, Shakhram Giyasov vs. Jack Catterall, 12 rounds, for vacant WBA “regular” welterweight title. And, Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez Jr., 12 rounds, IBF heavyweight eliminator. A big step up for Torrez in level of competition. Also, Friday night’s Golden Boy DAZN card in San Jose, California Rising Amari Jones vs. Vincenzo Gualtieri, 12 rounds, IBF middleweight eliminator. Dan has big expectations for Jones in this one. Next, some news During Ryan Garcia’s appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" on Monday, he announced he is fighting Conor Benn on Sept. 12 in Las Vegas. It may be happening, but we doubt that date and same time as the Canelo PPV in Saudi Arabia. Next, Dan is reporting that Zuffa Boxing is planning its first American card outside of Las Vegas for July 26in NY, where Edgar Berlanga, Richardson Hitchins & Sergey Derevyanchenko will all be on the card. Also, William Zepeda and Lamont Roach Jr., who have had a deal in place for weeks, will meet for…