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Understanding the threads: Kelvin Davis, Mark Jeffers and much more!

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Image: Kelvin Davis Offers Apology for Brothers Keyshawn and Keon's Altercation with Nahir Albright

Albright will destroy the heritage of Davis, Hemphill stunns Jeffers and Simpson is experiencing Zucco fear at the weekend of chaos

Ezechiel King: Nahir Albright Def. Kelvin Davis

Certainly the fight, which caused the greatest drama over the weekend, was the hostile Keyshawn Davis, Nahira Albright, returned from almost two years of release to overcome the oldest brother Keyshawn, Kelvin. Kelvin Davis hit Albright, wearing a five -inch advantage, but he rarely used it during the fight. The Albright game plan was clear from the very beginning: JAB His path as Davis and his right hand.

In the second round, it was perfectly managed, initiating the knees of a larger man and dropping him into the following fury, although the judge ruled. The fight became more and more physical than that moment, because Kelvin held and tried to intimidate Albright against the lines when they gathered, although Albright was more successful, finding a place for his shots in the middle. All this served to make Davis’s crime hard, because he was moved to the average of four power, he hits the round.

Davis has become powerful in the last three rounds, landing in seventh place in seventh power, when the pace became crazy, but the damage was caused. Albright Outlande and hurt Davis several times, making the decision of the majority in the territory of the enemy. For Davis it was quite a terrifying result, because all his flaws began to cost him his undefeated album in his hometown. The resulting drama will probably also have consequences for his brothers.

On the other hand, Albright reached a successful return to Pro Ranks, rejecting him an undefeated perspective in the recent weight class and potentially establishes a rematch with the former champion Keyshawn Davis.

Sean Hemphill def. Mark Jeffers

Heading through the pond to Yorkshire, a pretender to the super weight of IBF, Mark Jeffers, lost “O” with American Sean Hemphill, even though he was a substantial favorite -1000. Jeffers pushed the pace early, while Hemphill was pleased that he would sit and collect his arrows. The overturning changed in the fourth round, when Hemphill decided to stand on the ground and a fight with Jeffer.

No warrior had a problem with landing on his man during the whole fight. When he developed, Hemphill began to look like a more complete warrior – he willingly stands and trades or gives earth – and showed better variety in his shots. Although Jeffers could land cleanly, it was often a cost of two or three blows landed for Hemphill. The fight became really exhausting when she wore, both men feel the pace and damage, but again the American simply adapted better.

Mark Jeffers simply turned out to be a little too united in this fight and was summarized by a guy he was about to beat on paper. In my opinion, this is a symptom of turning your tires a little too long, because Jeffers simply did not raise levels, as it probably liked. Meanwhile, for Sean Hemphilla it can be a bit of a breakthrough, because Jeffers is by far the best warrior he beat, and the division remains relatively slim.

Close to Miss: Callum Simpson Def. Ivan Zucco

Stopping in super medium weight and in Yorkshire, the local hero of Callum Simpson received some fear by the invincible Italian boxer Ivan Zucco. Simpson, a much larger and better man, entered the immaculate 1-2 from Southpaw Zucco, just a few seconds into the competition-for the first time he was knocked in his career for the first time.

Simpson tried to prove that it was FUKS, pressing Zucco into a rope many times, as long as the Italian repeated his feat, dropping Simpson after the second time, when a larger man was promoted to him. Simpson did not look particularly damaged after any of them, but both were immaculate.

However, this is where the fun stopped for Zucco, because the man from Yorkshire fought him for the ropes for most of the remaining fight, and Zucco from time to time finds success outside the third round. It is approaching tenth tenth, when Simpson passed Zucco three times before the Italian corner called him resignation.

Simpson managed to stop in front of his hometown; In this fight, however, there were some really disturbing signs, especially for someone who struggles with such as Hamzah Sheeraz. For Ivan Zucco he strongly exceeded his expectations, but I would be shocked if he had ever left the European level, because he was simply too miniature and he lacked power.

Last updated 06/09/2025

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Rico Verhoeven speaks out about the referee stopping Usyk’s fight one second before the end of the round

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Rico Verhoeven speaks out on referee stopping Usyk fight with one second left in the round

Rico Verhoeven commented on the controversial break in the match after the defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

Verhoeven challenged heavyweight king Usyk at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, and despite most expecting a huge mismatch before the fight, the Dutchman came within a whisker of arguably the biggest upset in boxing history.

The kickboxing legend did enough to win multiple rounds heading into the final stages, with the underdog Usyk struggling to cope with his unconventional opponent.

Usyk finally found the shot he needed when he dropped his opponent at the end of the 11th round, and although Verhoeven managed to get up, the Ukrainian attacked again. led to referee Mark Lyson stopping the fight. Many fans – as well as Verhoevens’ team – were outraged by this decision.

After the fight, Verhoeven shared his thoughts on Lyson, who waved it off, saying he felt he deserved to fight longer.

“I thought it was an early break. It’s not up to me. I believe the referee knows we’re almost at the end of the round, whether he lets me go to the target or let the bell ring… it was close and I thought we were equal on the scorecards.”

Vehoeven was humble at the time when asked if he deserved a rematch.

“It’s not up to me, it’s up to the organization, let’s see what happens.”

It is unknown whether the second fight will actually take place, as the WBC has already ordered Usyk to face mandatory challenger Agit Kabayel next, under threat of being stripped of his belt.

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Glory in Giza Preview: Full Card List Usyk vs. Verhoeven

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Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBC title against former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven on Saturday, May 23 at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt. The card, branded “Glory in Giza” and promoted by Matchroom, is streaming globally on DAZN pay-per-view and is priced at $59.99 in the United States and £24.99 in the United Kingdom, according to data ESPN. This is the first professional boxing event organized in this historic place. The main card will start at 2:00 PM ET, with main events taking place around 5:48 PM ET and 10:48 PM BST. Below is a fight-by-fight breakdown of the lineup.

Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, heavyweight, WBC title

Usyk (24-0, 15 KO) will make his first appearance since a fifth-round stoppage of Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in July 2025, which restored his undisputed status. The 39-year-old Ukrainian holds the WBC, WBA and IBF belts, but only the WBC championship is at stake. The WBA and IBF declined to sanction the fight because Verhoeven is unclassified. Nevertheless, the IBF granted Usyk an exception to compete in what it classified as an unsanctioned competition, with conditions attached: if Usyk lost, the IBF title would be considered vacant, while the WBA indicated that it would retain Usyk as champion regardless of the result. result.

Verhoeven enters the fight with a 1-0 professional boxing record, his lone fight ending in a second-round stoppage of winless Janos Finfera in 2014. The 36-year-old Dutchman held the GLORY heavyweight title for more than 11 years before vacating it in November, and his kickboxing record stands at 66-10 with 21 knockouts. He is 6-foot-10, weighs about 270 pounds and is trained for the fight under Peter Fury, who cornered Tyson Fury in his 2015 victory over Wladimir Klitschko. Verhoeven described his crossover as a stylistic problem that Usyk had not faced. “I will bring something different to the table that he hasn’t seen before,” he said. “He has analyzed the sport of boxing like no one else, but he doesn’t know about the kickboxer who will box.”

Usyk described the fight as a voluntary defense on his own terms after years of mandatory and unification commitments, telling reporters that “size doesn’t matter” while calling Verhoeven a “risky guy.” The consensus among observers definitely favors the champion. Usyk is a 30-1 favorite and the over/under in completed rounds is 5.5. On his podcast, Teddy Atlas acknowledged that Verhoeven has a kickboxing pedigree but dismissed his prospects in the boxing ring, noting that the Dutchman’s high guard and upright stance could leave him open to Usyk’s combinations. The full breakdown, including Atlas’ comments, appeared in Boxing Insider’s fight week coverage.

Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Alem Begic for the vacant WBO super middleweight title

In this joint fight, Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KO) and undefeated Alem Begic (29-0-1) will fight for the vacant WBO super middleweight title. Sheeraz, 26, fell miniature in his only previous attempt at a world title – a middleweight draw before he started moving up in weight. Begic, a 39-year-old German, faces world-class challenges for the first time. The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds.

Jack Catterall vs. Shakhram Giyasov for the vacant WBA welterweight title

Jack Catterall (32-2, 14 KO) and Shakhram Giyasov (17-0, 10 KO) will fight for the vacant WBA welterweight title. Catterall, 32, of Chorley, England, is ranked No. 1 by the WBO at the weight and is coming off an 11th-round knockout of Ekow Essuman in November. He chose the fight rather than wait to fight WBO champion Devin Haney. Giyasov, a 31-year-old Uzbek and former Olympic silver medalist, is a top contender for the WBA title and last fought in November, defeating Mark Urvanov in four rounds. The WBA organization approved the fight for the vacant title after elevating Rolando Romero to the title of super champion.

Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torrez Jr., heavyweight

Frank Sanchez (25-1, 18 KO), a 33-year-old Cuban known as “The Cuban Flash”, will fight undefeated American Richard Torrez Jr. for 10 rounds. (14-0, 12 KOs). The fight postponed the IBF heavyweight qualifying match originally scheduled for March 28, but was postponed after Sanchez suffered a knee injury. Torrez, a Tokyo Olympic silver medalist, goes up against the more experienced Sanchez in his class in a contender-prospect matchup that has weight in the division’s title picture.

Mizuki Hiruta vs. Mai Soliman for the WBO junior bantamweight title

Mizuki Hiruta (10-0), named The Ring’s female fighter of the year, defends her WBO junior bantamweight title for the seventh time against Egyptian-born Australian Mai Soliman (10-1) over 10 rounds. Hiruta (29) won the belt in her fourth professional fight and remains undefeated. Soliman fights in front of his home crowd.

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In the preliminary part, the lithe heavyweight fight Daniel Lapin (13-0) will face Benjamin Mendes Tani (9-1) over 10 rounds, and the regional championship belts will be at stake. Basem Mamdouh (10-2) meets Jamar Talley (6-0) in the cruiserweight division, and the remaining fights combine domestic and international prospects: Mahmoud Mobark against Michael Kalyalya, Omar Hikal against Ali Sserunkuma and Sultan Almohammed against Dedy Imprax.

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Usyk vs Verhoeven live scorecard, round by round coverage

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World Boxing News has live coverage from Egypt as Oleksandr Usyk takes on Rico Verhoeven in one of the most extraordinary heavyweight title fights in up-to-date boxing.

Unified heavyweight champion Aleksander Usyk tonight his WBA, WBC and IBF titles will be on the line against a kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven under the pyramids in Giza.

This crossover clash sparked huge debate throughout boxing as Verhoeven entered the contest with only one professional boxing fight under his belt, despite years of experience in elite combat sports.

A win for Usyk will keep the Ukrainian undefeated and maintain control of the heavyweight division ahead of expected future clashes with Agit Kabayel and other top contenders.

However, the fight has strange title implications.

While Verhoeven is eligible to win the WBC heavyweight title if he wins, the WBA and IBF titles will become vacant under sanctions due to the Dutchman’s ranking status.

WBN provides a round-by-round live scoreboard below, as well as live results throughout the night.


Usyk vs Verhoeven scorecard

Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven fight

Fight for the WBA/WBC/IBF heavyweight title
Giza, Egypt
12×3


Round Usyk Verhoeven
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Totals:

Official result:


Round by round notes

Round 1:
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Round 12:


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Usyk enters the fight undefeated with a 24-0 record and is looking to further cement one of the best heavyweight resumes of the up-to-date era.

Opposite him is longtime GLORY kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven, who is currently taking on one of the boldest crossover challenges boxing has seen in years.

The fight has divided opinion across the sport, with some viewing it as a spectacle, others warning that Verhoeven’s size, athleticism and fighting experience could pose a real threat despite the huge gap in his boxing pedigree.

Usyk vs Verhoeven results will continue with live coverage available on World Boxing News.


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Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Read the full biography.

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