Heavyweight boxing king Oleksandr Usyk retained his titles after a dramatic and controversial stoppage victory over kick-boxer Rico Verhoeven with a second left of the 11th round in Egypt on Saturday.

Lineal heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) will defend the WBC heavyweight title against kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven (1-0) in front of the Pyr

Few would have expected Oleksandr Usyk to be defending his heavyweight crown against a 1-0 professional boxer. Still, Rico Verhoeven will look to cause a monume

Oleksandr Usyk defends the WBC heavyweight title against one of kickboxing’s greatest fighters