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.