Rico Verhoeven

Ricardo "Rico" Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer, professional boxer and mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Heavyweight division of GLORY, where he was the promotion's longest-reigning Heavyweight Champion, while also defending the title a record thirteen times. A professional since 2004, he also competed in K-1, It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT. He challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in a boxing match at the Giza Plateau, Egypt, in 2026. Verhoeven has been continually ranked as the number one heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press since September 2014, when the rankings were first established.