Usyk vs Rico: Ukrainian Heavyweight Champion Stops Novice in Controversial 11th-Round Stoppage Win
- On Saturday, heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk stopped Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in the 11th round at the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, successfully defending his WBC title.
- Considered a mismatch, the 'Glory in Giza' fight saw Verhoeven, fighting just his second professional boxing match, outperform expectations and lead on some scorecards while Usyk appeared lethargic.
- Struggling throughout the fight, Usyk landed a decisive right uppercut late in the 11th round, forcing the referee to stop the contest as Verhoeven beat the count. Facing personal distress over the bombing in Ukraine, Usyk said, "'oh my God'."
- Verhoeven, 37, told DAZN he thought it was an early stoppage, though the victory allowed Usyk to retain his WBC, WBA, and IBF belts, which would have been declared vacant if he had lost.
- The victory narrowly averted an upset comparable to Mike Tyson's 1990 defeat by journeyman James 'Buster' Douglas. On the undercard, Cuban heavyweight Frank Sanchez knocked out American Richard Torrez in the second round.
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