- Born
- Nicknames
- The Prince of Kickboxing
- The King of Kickboxing
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Rico Verhoeven (1989) was born and raised in The Netherlands. Already started practicing martial arts at the age of 7 and later signed with the world's biggest kickboxing promoter GLORY, he is a force to be reckoned with. In 1996, Verhoeven started training kickboxing. A natural at it, he made his professional debut in the ring at the age of sixteen. Over the years Verhoeven has grown through fights against some of the world's greatest fighters. Resulting in becoming the undisputed and reigning GLORY Heavyweight World Champion since 2013. Rico is known for his powerful and athletic build, sympathetic character and marketable looks. With the mind of a mature fighter and the body of a young athlete, Verhoeven has an extremely favorable future perspective leading him the world of acting during his active career as a professional athlete.
- IMDb mini biography by: Karim Erja
- SpouseJacky Duchenne(? - present) (3 children)
- Began learning martial arts at age five starting with Kyokushin. Was trained by his father, a Karate black belt. Later he transitioned to Kickboxing.
- Started competing when he was only 16 years old, and would fight adults due to his large size. He competed in K-1, Showtime and Superkombat, and is now the Glory Heavyweight Champion.
- Has two daughters and a son: Mikayla, Jazlynn and Vince.
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