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August 23, 2023
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Rico
Verhoeven will square off against Tariq Osaro in a heavyweight
championship unification bout at Glory Collision 6 on Nov. 4.
The kickboxing promotion announced the pairing on Wednesday. Glory
Collision 6 takes place at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands,
and will be available to view on GloryFights.com.
After a knee injury derailed Verhoeven’s return to action earlier
this year, the “King of Kickboxing” will fight under the Glory
banner for the first time since a fourth-round TKO win against
Jamal Ben Saddik on Oct. 23, 2021. That marked Verhoeven’s 10th
successful defense of the Glory heavyweight crown. The Dutchman is
undefeated in his last 16 bouts overall, a streak that goes back
nearly a decade.
Osaro, meanwhile, is coming off a knockout win over Antonio
Plazibat in the Glory Collision 5 main event. After claiming the
interim belt, Osaro called out Verhoeven, who was in attendance at
the event. The Nigerian-born Dutchman is 5-1 in Glory, with all of
his wins coming via knockout.