Oleksandr Usyk wins highly controversial stoppage over Rico Verhoeven to retain heavyweight championship

Rico Verhoeven had the chance to make history and pull off one of the greatest upsets ever in boxing when he challenged Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday for his WBC heavyweight world championship from the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, live and exclusive on DAZN Pay-Per-View and the DAZN Ultimate Tier.

For nearly 11 rounds, Verhoeven was fighting the perfect fight, making Usyk look ordinary, and widely led on the scorecards. Usyk dropped Verhoeven with about 25 seconds left in the round. Then Usyk threw a flurry of shots after the bell had sounded, and yet the referee stepped in to stop the bout in the worst stoppage of heavyweight title fight history. DAZN News had the fight scored 98-92 for Verhoeven at the time of the stoppage.

DAZN News has all the happenings below.

Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven headlines

• Oleksandr Usyk def. Rico Verhoeven by TKO at 2:59 of the 11th round to retain the WBC heavyweight title
• Hamzah Sheeraz def. Alem Bagic by knockout at 2:33 of the third round to win the vacant WBO super middleweight title
• Jack Catterall def. Shakhram Giyasov by unanimous decision (119-108, 118-109, 116-111) to become the WBA (Regular) welterweight champion
• Frank Sanchez def. Richard Torrez by knockout at 0:55 of the second round
• Anthony Joshua arrives for Usyk vs. Rico
• Mizuki Hiruta def. Mai Soliman by unanimous decision (99-91, 98-92x2) to retain the Ring Magazine and WBO super flyweight titles
• Benjamin Mendes Tani def. Daniel Lapin by TKO at 1:45 of the fourth round

Watch Usyk vs Verhoeven only on DAZN

Oleksandr Usyk puts his unbeaten record on the line against Rico Verhoeven on Saturday, May 23, in front of the Egyptian pyramids, live and exclusive on DAZN. Buy as a one-off PPV or included, along with Zayas vs. Ennis (June 27) PPV, with a DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription.

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