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Usyk survives huge scare to keep heavyweight crown
South Wales Echo
|May 25, 2026
OLEXSANDR Usyk survived a scare as he defended his WBC world heavyweight title by stopping Rico Verhoeven at the end of the 11th round in Egypt.
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Kickboxing world champion Verhoeven had the unbeaten Usyk under pressure in the shadow of the pyramids, but the Ukrainian clinched victory with a second left in the round.
Usyk, who also holds the WBA and IBF titles, put Verhoeven on the canvas with a left uppercut. Although the Dutch fighter beat the count, a flurry of punches from the champion saw the referee step in and end the fight.
Verhoeven, in just his second fight and first since 2014, had threatened to spring one of boxing’s biggest surprises as he frustrated Usyk.
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