Rico Verhoeven nearly shocked the world by taking Oleksandr Usyk to deep waters, almost pulling off the upset had it not been for a horrible stoppage call.
For the majority of the fight, which was scheduled for 12 rounds, Verhoeven did the most damage, was the busier fighter and had “The Cat” flustered and flat-footed. While Usyk did have some shining moments, it was Verhoeven who controlled the majorit... [2790 chars]