Usyk avoids shock defeat with 11th round stoppage of Verhoeven - Reuters
Usyk avoids shock defeat with 11th round stoppage of Verhoeven Reuters
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"I thought it was an early stoppage. The referee knows we are almost at the end of the round. Either let me go out on my shield, let the bell go, or let us go out in the 12th."
— Rico Verhoeven , Athlete
"Rico Verhoeven has come out of this a winner. His hand might not have been raised but given what we expected, he just nearly sprung the biggest surprise boxing has ever seen."
— Tony Bellew , Celebrity
"I thought it was an early stoppage but in the end it’s not up to me."
— Rico Verhoeven , Athlete
"I know right now, Ukrainian people are sitting in the bomb shelter, my daughter too, in a bomb shelter, sent me a message saying, ‘Papa, I love you, you will win.’"
— Oleksandr Usyk , Athlete
"I thought it was an early stoppage but in the end it's not up to me."
— Rico Verhoeven , Athlete
"I thought it was an early stoppage but in the end it’s not up to me."
— Rico Verhoeven , Athlete
"The fight was tough. Rico was very well prepared, and I knew that, but it was a good fight."
— Oleksandr Usyk , Athlete
"I thought it was an early stoppage but in the end it’s not up to me."
— Rico Verhoeven , Athlete
Key People
Oleksandr Usyk is a unified heavyweight world champion and former undisputed cruiserweight champion.
Rico Verhoeven is a professional kickboxer and boxer, known for his achievements in combat sports.
Tony Bellew is a former British cruiserweight world champion and sports pundit.
Turki Alalshikh is a Saudi Arabian powerbroker coordinating boxing events.
Usyk is a professional boxer and former undisputed cruiserweight champion.
Verhoeven is a Dutch kickboxer and former heavyweight champion.
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Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBC heavyweight title with an 11th-round stoppage of Rico Verhoeven in Giza, Egypt, narrowly avoiding a major upset.
Oleksandr Usyk survived a scare to earn an 11th-round stoppage against Rico Verhoeven, avoiding a major upset in Giza, Egypt.
Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk survived a scare to earn an 11th-round stoppage against Rico Verhoeven, a Dutch kickboxer who pushed the undefeated Ukrainian to his limits.
Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBC heavyweight championship with an 11th-round stoppage of Rico Verhoeven in Giza, Egypt, narrowly avoiding a major upset.
Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk survived a scare to earn an 11th-round stoppage against Rico Verhoeven, a Dutch kickboxer who pushed the undefeated Ukrainian to his limits on Saturday.
Oleksandr Usyk retained his titles after a dramatic and controversial stoppage victory over kickboxer Rico Verhoeven with a second left in the 11th round in Egypt on Saturday.
Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBC heavyweight title with a stoppage at 2:59 of the 11th round, ending a fight he was not winning on a single card against an opponent few had given a chance.
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