Rico Verhoeven

Rico Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch kickboxer and current Glory Heavyweight Champion. He has also competed in the K-1, It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT promotions. Verhoeven is currently ranked the #1 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com,[2] Combat Press[3] and Glory.[4]

Rico Verhoeven
BornRicardo Verhoeven
(1989-04-10) April 10, 1989
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Other namesPrince of Kickboxing (formerly)
King of Kickboxing (currently)
NationalityDutch
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight118.2 kg (261 lb; 18.61 st)[1]
DivisionSuper Heavyweight
Reach77 in (196 cm)
StyleKickboxing
TeamFull Kick/Super Pro
American Kickboxing Academy
TrainerJos Verhoeven and Dennis Krauweel
Years active2004–present
Professional boxing record
Total1
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses0
Kickboxing record
Total66
Wins56
By knockout17
Losses10
By knockout2
Draws0
Mixed martial arts record
Total1
Wins1
By knockout1
Losses0
Other information
SpouseJacky Duchenne
Websitewww.ricoverhoeven.com
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 3 June 2018

He has been continually ranked as the #1 kickboxer in the world by Combat Press since September 2014, when the rankings were first established.[5][6]

Background

Rico Verhoeven was born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. He began learning martial arts at age five starting with Kyokushin, he was trained by his father, a Karate black belt. After transitioning into kickboxing, Verhoeven began training at the age of seven and started competing against adults when he was only 16 years old, due to his large size.[1]

Kickboxing career

Although he was expected to fight in the 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix, Verhoeven was left out of the tournament. He then signed with rival promotion Glory in October 2012.[7]

Rico lost in the same year in showtime against jamal ben saddik and eroll zimmerman on ko.

He was drawn against Russian mixed martial artist Sergei Kharitonov at the opening round of the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam held at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on 31 December 2012. As he was leading the judges' scorecards after the first two, two-minute rounds, he advanced to the quarter-finals where he lost out to the eventual tournament winner Semmy Schilt by the same margin.[8][9][10]

He defeated Jhonata Diniz via unanimous decision at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on 20 April 2013.[11][12][13][14]

He rematched Errol Zimmerman at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on 22 June 2013.[15][16] Despite being deducted a point for rabbit punching in round one, he outworked and outstruck Zimmerman for three rounds and won by unanimous decision.[17][18][19]

Wins over Ghiță and Aerts

He caused a major upset to win the Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States in October 2013.[20][21][22][23] After taking a majority decision over Gökhan Saki in the semi-finals, and scoring a controversial knockdown in round one, he beat Daniel Ghiță by unanimous decision in the final.[24][25]

Rico further established himself by defeating kickboxing legend Peter Aerts by split decision in the tightly-contested main event of Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament in Tokyo, Japan on 21 December 2013.[26][27][28][29]

Verhoeven was scheduled to make his professional boxing debut against Nikolaj Falin at Mix Fight Gala XV in Darmstadt, Germany on 26 April 2014[30] but his opponent was changed to János Finfera for undisclosed reasons.[31] Verhoeven defeated the Hungarian by second round knockout.[32]

He rematched and defeated Daniel Ghiță via unanimous decision in a bout for the vacant Glory Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Championship at Glory 17: Los Angeles in Inglewood, California, US on June 21, 2014.[33][34][35]

Zimmerman trilogy

Verhoeven completed a trilogy of fights against Errol Zimmerman when he faced him on 6 February 2015, in the main event at Glory 19: Virginia. The anticipated bout ended in anticlimactic fashion as Zimmerman sustained a knee injury in the second round, allowing Verhoeven to retain his Heavyweight title.

Superfight with Badr Hari

The 10 December 2016 bout against former world champion Badr Hari at GLORY Collision in Oberhausen, Germany, was considered a watershed moment for Verhoeven's career with Hari being a very entertaining, albeit controversial fighter, who has been a dominant force in the kickboxing community, who was also taller (1.98 to 1.96 cm) and had a reach advantage over Verhoeven. Competing for the first time in over a year, Hari promised he would knock out Verhoeven in the first round. Intending to keep his promise, Hari came out aggressively in the first round, opening a cut on Verhoeven’s nose early in the fight, but was forced to fight on the back foot and failed to penetrate Verhoeven's defense. The GLORY heavyweight champion returned more aggressive in the second round, and what appeared to be a knee hit in the clinch, ended up injuring Hari’s arm after which he couldn't continue the fight and Verhoeven scored the 50th victory of his kickboxing career with a TKO.[36]

Rematch against Ben Saddik

After dispatching Ismael Lazaar and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva with relative ease, Verhoeven fought Jamal Ben Saddik in defense of Glory heavyweight title 9 December 2017.[37] In a fight that has been called the biggest fight in kickboxing history due to the size of the contestants, with Jamal being 6' 9", 280 lbs and Rico himself at 6' 5", 260 lbs. Jamal defeated a young Rico in their first meeting in 2011, but since then has had a record of 11 wins to 6 losses, while Rico climbed the P4P rankings and established himself as a kickboxing world champion.[38] Rico beat Jamal by fifth round TKO.[39]

Rematch against Badr Hari

On 21 December 2019 Verhoeven met Hari again in the Gelredome stadium in the Netherlands. After a very close fight Hari injured his leg and had to give up on the fight, meaning Verhoeven remained champion.[40]

Mixed martial arts career

Verhoeven made his MMA pro debut at RXF 20 in Sibiu, Romania on 19 October 2015 defeating Viktor Bogutzki by TKO in the 1st round due to punches.[41] Prior to his MMA debut he trained in San Jose, California at the American Kickboxing Academy, where he trained with fighters like Daniel Cormier and Jon Fitch.[42]

Fighting style

Verhoeven is tall and very athletic for a fighter his size. Besides his physical gifts, he's an intelligent fighter. He has a wide arsenal of attacks, most notably his powerful low kicks, and a tight defense. He also worked closely with WBC and Lineal heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury, whom he credits with turning his jab into the highly effective weapon it is now.[1]

Personal life

Verhoeven and his wife,[43] Jacky Duchenne,[44] have two daughters and a son together: Mikayla Verhoeven (born 2011), Jazlynn Verhoeven (born 2015) and Vince Verhoeven (born 2017).[45][46][47]

Acting

Verhoeven made his film debut in a small role opposite Alain Moussi in the sequel Kickboxer: Retaliation.[48]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)
Kickboxing record (Incomplete)
56 Wins (17 (T)KOs), 10 Losses
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2019-12-21Win Badr HariGlory 74: ArnhemArnhem, NetherlandsTKO (leg injury)30:59
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2018-09-29Win Guto InocenteGlory 59: AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)53:00
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2018-06-02Win Mladen BrestovacGlory 54: BirminghamBirmingham, EnglandDecision (unanimous)53:00
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2017-12-09Win Jamal Ben SaddikGlory 49: RotterdamRotterdam, NetherlandsTKO (punches)51:10
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2017-10-14Win Antônio SilvaGlory 46: ChinaGuangzhou, ChinaTKO (spinning heel kick and punches)20:43
2017-05-20Win Ismael LazaarGlory 41: HollandDen Bosch, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)53:00
2016-12-10Win Badr HariGlory 36: OberhausenOberhausen, GermanyTKO (arm injury)21:22
2016-09-09Win Anderson SilvaGlory 33: New JerseyTrenton, New Jersey, USATKO (3 knockdowns)22:57
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2016-03-12Win Mladen BrestovacGlory 28: ParisParis, FranceDecision (unanimous)53:00
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2015-12-04Win Benjamin AdegbuyiGlory 26: AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsKO (right hook)12:12
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2015-06-05Win Benjamin AdegbuyiGlory 22: LilleLille, FranceDecision (unanimous)53:00
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2015-02-06Win Errol ZimmermanGlory 19: VirginiaHampton, Virginia, United StatesTKO (knee injury)22:17
Retains the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2015-01-03Loss Andrey GerasimchukKunlun Fight 15: The World MAX ReturnNanjing, ChinaDecision (unanimous)33:00
2014-06-21Win Daniel GhițăGlory 17: Los AngelesInglewood, California, USADecision (unanimous)53:00
Wins the Glory Heavyweight Championship.
2013-12-21Win Peter AertsGlory 13: TokyoTokyo, JapanDecision (split)33:00
2013-10-12Win Daniel GhițăGlory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, FinalHoffman Estates, Illinois, USADecision (unanimous)33:00
Wins the Glory Heavyweight World Championship Tournament.
2013-10-12Win Gökhan SakiGlory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Semi FinalsHoffman Estates, Illinois, USADecision (majority)33:00
2013-06-22Win Errol ZimmermanGlory 9: New YorkNew York City, New York, USADecision (unanimous)33:00
2013-04-20Win Jhonata DinizGlory 7: MilanMilan, ItalyDecision (unanimous)33:00
2012-12-31Loss Semmy SchiltGlory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, Quarter FinalsSaitama, JapanDecision (unanimous)22:00
2012-12-31Win Sergei KharitonovGlory 4: Tokyo - Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, First RoundSaitama, JapanDecision (unanimous)22:00
2012-06-30Win Hesdy GergesMusic Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58Brussels, BelgiumDecision33:00
2012-05-27Loss Serhiy LashchenkoK-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16, Super FightMadrid, SpainExtra round decision (split)43:00
2012-03-17Win Ben EdwardsCapital Punishment 5Canberra, AustraliaDecision33:00
2012-01-28Loss Errol ZimmermanIt's Showtime 2012 in LeeuwardenLeeuwarden, NetherlandsKO (left uppercut)10:59
2011-11-17Win Hesdy GergesSUPERKOMBAT Fight ClubOradea, RomaniaDecision (split)33:00
2011-06-18Win Reamon WelborenThaiboksgala BlokhuispoortKickboxingLeeuwarden, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2011-05-21Win Justice SmithSUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2011, Reserve FightBucharest, RomaniaTKO (referee stoppage)1N/A
2011-03-06Loss Jamal Ben SaddikIt's Showtime Sporthallen ZuidAmsterdam, NetherlandsTKO (corner stoppage)21:00
2010-12-18Win Frank MuñozFightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010Amsterdam, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2010-10-09Win Michael DuutRing Rage Part 5Assen, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2010-09-12Win Ricardo van den BosFightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010Amsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)33:00
2010-05-29Win Dzevad PoturakIt's Showtime 2010 AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)33:00
2009-11-21Win Jantje SiersemaIt's Showtime 2009 BarneveldBarneveld, NetherlandsKO (left knee to the body)1N/A
2009-10-24Loss Rustemi KreshnikIt's Showtime 2009 LommelLommel, BelgiumExtra round decision43:00
2009-08-11Loss Brice GuidonK-1 World GP 2009 Tokyo, Quarter FinalsTokyo, JapanDecision33:00
2009-08-29Win Gábor MeiszterIt's Showtime 2009 BudapestBudapest, HungaryDecision33:00
2009-06-13Loss Ismael LondtGentlemen PromotionsTilburg, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)33:00
2009-05-16Win Ricardo FyeetIt's Showtime 2009 AmsterdamAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2009-03-18Win Filip VerlindenFights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009Antwerp, BelgiumDecision33:00
2009-03-14Win Petar MajstorovicOktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009Milan, ItalyDecision33:00
2008-11-29Win Dennis StolzenbachIt's Showtime 2008 EindhovenEindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2008-08-09Win Koichi WatanabeK-1 World GP 2008 Hawaii, Super FightHonolulu, HawaiiDecision33:00
2008-04-26Win Christiano DelgadoK-1 World GP 2008 Amsterdam, Opening FightAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2008-02-17Win Redouan AbdellouiK-1 MAX Netherlands 2008, Super FightUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2007-12-16Win Brunon SokołowskiOss Muay ThaiOss, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2007-05-13Loss Said EljajauiFight Night Veghel B Tournament, Quarter FinalsVeghel, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)32:00
2007-03-24Win Zoltán TóthWFCA Muay thai gala, Zuidwest hallenRoosendaal, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)52:00
2006-10-15Loss Brian DouwesTop Team Beverwijk Muay thai galaBeverwijk, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)52:00
2006-04-09Win Reduan AbdellaouiK.O.C. IIIGoes, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)31:30
2006-02-03Win Chris van den OuwelandThaiboxing Gala, ZuidwesthallenRoosendaal, NetherlandsKO3N/A
2005-11-26Win Stijn van TatenhoveThaiboxing Gala, ZuidwesthallenRoosendaal, NetherlandsDecision32:00
2005-05-29Win Sander DuyvisGala in ZonnehuisAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision32:00
2005-04-30Win Wilbert DamImpact in de ZuidwesthallenRoosendaal, NetherlandsKO21:56

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record
Professional record summary
1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1–0 János Finfera KO 2 (4), 1:40 26 Apr 2014 Boellenfalltor-Halle, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
1 match 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1–0 Viktor Bogutzki TKO (punches) Real Xtreme Fighting 20 October 15, 2015 1 2:11 Sibiu, Romania

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson Himself Episode: "Champions Henry Cejudo, Kamaru Usman, & Rico Verhoeven"
2019 Makkelijk Scoren Huisdichter
2015 Bluf Davey
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Don Diego Poeder - Fight, Honor, Legacy Glory Heavy Weight Champion
2018 De Film van Dylan Haegens Diederik-Jan
2018 Kickboxer: Retaliation Moss
2015 Vechtershart Tony Corella

See also

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