Can I watch Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven for free?

Oleksandr Usyk will bid to add to his legacy tonight when he faces kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven in Egypt. 

The event will be a historic one with the pair going head-to-head in front of the Pyramids of Giza, live on DAZN PPV and DAZN Ultimate. 

Verhoeven is on the back foot. He has boxed just once in his career and is coming up against a generational great in Usyk. 

It will be interesting to see how Verhoeven adapts to Usyk who for a heavyweight, is light footed and packs power despite not being one of the heaviest fighters in the division. 

So how can fight fans watch this once in a lifetime event? DAZN News has everything you need to know including how to get major discounts when buying the fight. 

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DAZN FACE OFF: Usyk vs. Verhoeven

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Usyk vs. Verhoeven - Can I watch for free?

No, you cannot watch Usyk's heavyweight fight with Verhoeven for free. 

Instead, DAZN offers various methods to buy and watch the fight, including two great ways to make big savings on the PPV price. 

1) Buy the PPV is a one-off cost of £24.99 / $59.99.

2) Bundle:  Get a major PPV discount by purchasing two PPVs in one Bundle. Buy Usyk vs. Verhoeven with either Fury vs. Hall, OR Zayas v Boots (US only Bundle option) for a combined price of two fights for  £44.99 / $107.99 ($120.99 for Zayas option). 

3) Ultimate Tier: Subscribe to DAZN Ultimate Tier to get Usyk vs. Verhoeven and other PPVs included in your subscription rather than paying extra one-off costs. See below for full details.

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Get Usyk vs. Verhoeven included in your subscription with DAZN Ultimate Tier

DAZN's Ultimate Tier subscription package includes a minimum of 12 PPVs a year, which includes Usyk vs. Verhoeven, on top of the regular 185 fight nights offering. That means you would not need to purchase PPVs individually at an extra cost. 

Upcoming PPVs included in Ultimate Tier include Fury vs. Hall (June 13), Zayas vs. Ennis (June 27), and Joshua vs. Prenga PPVs without any extra one-off costs.

UK customers can subscribe for £24.99 per month,  US customers for  $44.99 per month. 

Based on buying 12 PPVs per year, having an Ultimate Tier subscription instead can save £320 / $535 a year**. 

**Savings calculated by comparing 12 months of DAZN Monthly Flex plus 12 pay-per-view events per year against 12 months of DAZN Ultimate at launch price.

SIGN UP to Ultimate Tier by clicking here

How to buy and watch Usyk vs. Verhoeven

You can watch the fight via the DAZN App, available on smart TVs, phones, tablets, streaming devices, games consoles and web browsers.

If you do not have the App already then just follow these instructions....

• Download the free DAZN App from your normal App store on your TV, phone, tablet, or streaming device
• On a laptop or PC  visit www.DAZN.com/home
• Select 'Get started' or 'log in'
• Enter your email address, or sign up via the Apple, Google or Facebook options
• You then have access to all of DAZN's free content, including the Matchroom boxing channel, LIV Golf, and FIFA+
• Then find the Usyk vs. Verhoeven page and click 'buy now'

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Inside Usyk and Rico training camps

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Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven fight date, start time

The main card begins at 6pm BST / 1pm ET / 10am PT / 8pm EEST, while ringwalks for the headline bout are scheduled at 10.48pm BST / 5.48pm ET / 2.48pm PT / 12.48am EEST (Sunday).

• Date: Saturday, May 23
• Time: 6pm BST / 1pm ET / 10am PT / 8pm EEST
• Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven main event ringwalks (approx): 10.48pm BST / 5.48pm ET / 2.48pm PT / 12.48am EEST

Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven undercard and ringwalk times