Impressive Rico Verhoeven bows to undefeated boxing king Usyk in a compelling fight: ‘So close’

Rico Verhoeven has put himself and the Netherlands on the map as a boxing country. In an iconic boxing clash in front of the pyramids in Egypt, the 37-year-old boxer from Halsteren made a big impression. But in round 11, Oleksandr Usyk’s right fist and a questionable intervention by the referee put an end to the Dutch boxing fairy tale.

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