Heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk has narrowly avoided one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, defeating Rico Verhoeven in to retain his titles in front of the Pyramids of Giza on Sunday morning AEST.

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GIZA, Egypt, May 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's unbeaten heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk stopped Dutch former kickboxer Rico Verhoeven with one second left in the penultimate round of a WBC title fight on Saturday to avoid one of the greatest boxing upsets of all time.

BOXING fans were left stunned by Frank Sanchez’s stunning stoppage of Richard Torrez Jr. The pair collided on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk’s pyramid punch-up with Rico Verhoeven.

Here’s how to watch Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, including streaming options and channel to catch the main card.

Oleksandr Usyk came through a gritty contest to beat a game Rico Verhoeven and retain his heavyweight world titles. Usyk, 39, was pushed to his limits by Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, but ultimately delivered the goods with one second remaining in the 11th round.

Lineal heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) will defend the WBC heavyweight title against kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven (1-0). WBC president Maurcio Sulaiman has talked about the bout.

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The boxing world has been left stunned after one of the greatest fighters to ever step into the ring, Oleksandr Usyk, was pushed to his limit by a man with one professional boxing fight.