Rico Verhoeven will make his long-awaited return to GLORY on November 4. The world champion will defend his title against Dutch Nigerian Tariq Osaro, who can call himself interim champion, at the Collision 6 event in the GelreDome.
As we mentioned earlier, Rico Verhoeven was supposed to enter the ring against the Croatian Antonio Plazibat last spring. Unfortunately, that was cancelled when the 34-year-old Verhoeven suffered a serious knee injury last January.
What followed was months of rehabilitation, but Rico Verhoeven was recently cleared by the doctors to enter the ring again. Immediately after that, the fight with the seven years younger Osaro was scheduled during Glory Collision 6.
It’s been a long road back to recovery, but I’m finally where I wanted to be. I’m so eager to get back in the ring. I feel stronger than I was before. I have a lot of respect for Osaro, but I do have an advantage. Osaro is focused, big and powerful and has risen to the top very quickly, but there’s one thing he doesn’t have and that’s the real championship belt and the experience that comes with a big fight like this.
We will see who will win this fight and hold the championship belt in the air, but whether Rico wins or loses... Nothing but praise for this great Dutch fighter who has been at the top of the kickboxing world for a decade.
