Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven - 23 May 2026

[Ruthless-RKO]

Tbh..

Rico looked a little in trouble.

Then spits his gumshield out.

He looks tired.

Usyk probably would have stopped him.

Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.

[Goz]

Seemed like the ref couldn't wait to jump in

[Ricky]

I hate this crossover crap.

Fair play to this kickboxer fella, he put in a valiant effort with a pretty bizarre style.

Usyk looked like he never trained a day.

[deadpan]

British refs eh?

[Heldenjaeger]

Tbh..

Rico looked a little in trouble.

Then spits his gumshield out.

He looks tired.

Usyk probably would have stopped him.

Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.

How can you get stopped with zero seconds left in a round. Rico is known for getting dropped and coming back.

[Ricky]

Seemed like the ref couldn't wait to jump in

He practically fell out the rin face first, the ref was seriously close to calling it then.

[SeanBrennan]

Good stoppage, gobbed the gumshield and Fury pretending to accidentally drop it, good effort from kick-boxer Ken but a win for Usyk

[Ruthless-RKO]

I mean. Usyk landed just as much.

Rico just looked better landing his shots.

That was mostly the difference.

I would like to see Rico fight on.

[joshj909]

Tbh..

Rico looked a little in trouble.

Then spits his gumshield out.

He looks tired.

Usyk probably would have stopped him.

Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.

How can you get stopped with zero seconds left in a round. Rico is known for getting dropped and coming back.

Doesn't matter what he's known for. Should've been defending himself. Does he spit his mouthpiece out for extra time in kickboxing too?

[golden_labrador]

Tbh..

Rico looked a little in trouble.

Then spits his gumshield out.

He looks tired.

Usyk probably would have stopped him.

Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.

yep, let's not get carried away. Rico was about to be properly KO'd while utterly exhausted

[CaptainSpacerod]

Good stoppage

Usyk was below par but not as below par as the comms

Wouldn't fancy him strongly if the rumoured Kabayel fight is made

Great effort from Rico albeit with the proviso that he showed, questionable stamina as a behemoth of a man boxing a herky jerky style for 11 rounds

[Ruthless-RKO]

Let’s be honest. Rico was in a bit of bother there.

[jonp]

Peter Fury pretending to drop it as he was putting it in. The early stoppage was karma.

That wasnt peter?

[Ruthless-RKO]

[MasterG]

Terrible stoppage? Usyk couldn't figure the Dutch guy out. He was getting outboxed by a mover. He gassed out which isn't a surprise only fighting 5 rounders.

Touch and go though for Usyk.

Usyk would have got him in the 12th it it went on.

[SeanBrennan]

Turki looks like a pot bellied geek stood in the ring like he’s bought some mates to pretend to like him

[Heldenjaeger]

Tbh..

Rico looked a little in trouble.

Then spits his gumshield out.

He looks tired.

Usyk probably would have stopped him.

Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.

How can you get stopped with zero seconds left in a round. Rico is known for getting dropped and coming back.

Doesn't matter what he's known for. Should've been defending himself. Does he spit his mouthpiece out for extra time in kickboxing too?

I think so, yeah. He's a spitter. But that's no reason to stop a fight. Ref can take a point if he doesn't like it, not wave it off because he's corrupt. That's what really happened here.

[TempleSlave]

Okay. I don’t say it often but that looked weird.

[Ricky]

Tbh..

Rico looked a little in trouble.

Then spits his gumshield out.

He looks tired.

Usyk probably would have stopped him.

Or the KD would have secured a decision win in the end.

yep, let's not get carried away. Rico was about to be properly KO'd while utterly exhausted

Also an arguement that the ref could've let it go without his gum shield.

I don't know why guys deserve to have valuable recovery time every time they spit it out, it's BS.

[SeanBrennan]

Peter Fury pretending to drop it as he was putting it in. The early stoppage was karma.

That wasnt peter?

Apologies, his other corner man

[Goz]

Let’s be honest. Rico was in a bit of bother there.

1 second left in the round. Would really have liked him given the chance to come out for the 12th.

[Ruthless-RKO]

I think we’re getting this reaction mostly because NO ONE saw this coming.

Great effort from Rico.

[gilgamesh]

I think we’re getting this reaction mostly because NO ONE saw this coming.

Great effort from Rico.

I Saw it coming

[Ruthless-RKO]

Ah. Is that his excuse.

He’s worried about his family

[Evander]

Wasn't that a convinient stoppage, it's really no different than wrestling let's be honest about it.
They don't even hide the corruption any more, what a joke