Kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven speaks to Seconds Out ahead of his huge showdown with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Giza, Egypt. Verhoeven insists he is not travelling to “make up the numbers” and promises to spring one of the biggest upsets in combat sports history as he prepares to challenge the pound-for-pound king. Rico discusses his elite mindset, studying Usyk’s weaknesses, and why he believes his unorthodox style can trouble the Ukrainian champion. The Dutch superstar also talks about potentially facing Anthony Joshua in the future, reacts to Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley, and explains why he has spent the last six months fully focused on shocking the world. Watch Usyk vs Rico live and exclusively on DAZN.com/SecondsOut Subscribe to Seconds Out for the latest boxing news: http://goo.gl/meA2GB Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/VDYVMP Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondsoutlive Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secondsoutlive News website: https://www.secondsout.com/