Usyk v Verhoeven world title fight predictions

Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC satellite rubric against Rico Verhoeven connected Saturday successful Egypt.

The fight is antithetic successful determination arsenic successful nature, with kickboxing satellite champion Verhoeven getting a rubric changeable successful conscionable his 2nd boxing combat - and archetypal since 2014.

The 37-year-old Dutchman is aiming to propulsion disconnected arguably the biggest upset successful the sport's history.

Ukrainian Usyk, 39, is aiming to proceed his adjacent 17-year winning streak.

Will we spot an underdog triumph for the ages oregon volition Usyk's dominance continue?

BBC Sport asks the boxing satellite for their predictions.

"I'm going for Usyk by stoppage successful circular six."

Prediction - Usyk

"Usyk volition triumph by stoppage betwixt rounds 4 and eight."

Prediction - Usyk

"I reckon Usyk stops Verhoeven successful rounds six oregon seven."

Prediction - Usyk

"It's a crazy, brainsick fight. Probably much brainsick than Francis Ngannou against Tyson Fury oregon Anthony Joshua. I deliberation Usyk volition conscionable person a spot of fun, being the showman that it is. He could bash it aboriginal but helium wraps it up by the halfway mark."

Prediction - Usyk

"I cognize Usyk and I cognize what level he's connected and I deliberation he's up for it. [and] enactment connected an astonishing show."

Predicton - Usyk

"Verhoeven is going to beryllium a fistful but unluckily for him he's warring 1 of the champion to ever bash it. So I can't spot thing other different than an Usyk victory."

Prediction - Usyk

"I deliberation Usyk volition triumph the fight. It volition beryllium precocious oregon connected points but if I had take past I'll astir apt spell with a precocious stoppage. Verhoeven volition beryllium successful the combat aboriginal connected and helium volition beryllium unsafe arsenic helium tin deed precise hard. But Usyk volition bash what helium does - helium volition enactment it retired and yet instrumentality him isolated and halt him late."

Prediction - Usyk

"I deliberation Usyk volition triumph by TKO successful rounds 5 oregon six."

Prediction - Usyk

"Verhoeven could beryllium a small unpredictable due to the fact that he's coming from a antithetic discipline, but I deliberation Usyk volition enactment him retired and get the win."

Prediction - Usyk

"I deliberation everyone is close successful saying Usyk volition triumph whenever helium wants to win. It volition astir apt beryllium determination betwixt rounds 5 and seven."

Prediction - Usyk

"I deliberation Usyk volition beryllium excessively fluid for the stiff and large Verhoeven. I've got Usyk by knockout successful nine."

Prediction - Usyk

"I genuinely believe, fixed Verhoeven's size and toughness, helium could origin immoderate different heavyweight successful the part problems. I'm not saying he'd bushed them but helium could surely origin them problems. Unfortunately for him, helium is warring 1 of the top heavyweights of each time. I deliberation this goes arsenic agelong arsenic Usyk wants it to go. I'll spell for a country stoppage successful circular five."

Prediction - Usyk

"I can't spot thing different than an casual triumph for Usyk - by perchance a mid-to-late stoppage."

Prediction - Usyk

"Usyk volition triumph this whenever helium feels similar it. This should beryllium precise straightforward for him."

Prediction - Usyk