BOXING fans were left outraged after the scorecards for Oleksandr Usyk’s controversial win over Rico Verhoeven. Usyk scored a controversial 11th-round KO of the kickboxing great in their

The boxing world has been left stunned after one of the greatest fighters to ever step into the ring, Oleksandr Usyk, was pushed to his limit by a man with one professional boxing fight.

The Ukrainian heavyweight champion was in serious trouble for much of the fight, and the ending has everyone talking.. It was natural for practically no one to give Rico Verhoeven a chance against Oleksandr Usyk.

The veteran produced his first knockout win in three years by taking out one of the most durable fighters at 160 pounds

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The Ariel Helwani ShowEverything boxing & MMA from the world and mind of Ariel Helwani. In a historic main event at the Pyramids of Giza, Usyk stopped Rico Verhoeven in the 11th round under a cloud of controversy.

The first and only punch of a boxing match delivered a knockout and plenty of controversy. Viktor Jurk, 26, landed a vicious left-hook knockout of Edwin Castillo, 23, to open their heavyweight fight on the Karen Chukhadzhian-Paddy Donovan undercard in Mannheim,

Rico Verhoeven says his kickboxing stance and natural size will trouble Oleksandr Usyk when they fight, telling BBC Sport the unified champion will feel a 20-kilo gap.

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