Oleksandr Usyk's opponent Rico Verhoeven has filed a protest against the referee's decision to award him a technical knockout in their championship fight in Giza, Egypt. The Dutchman wrote about this on Instagram.
The fight between Usyk and Verhoeven ended early, going 11 rounds. First, Oleksandr knocked Rico down, then continued his attacks. As a result, the referee ended the tight fight with a technical knockout of Verhoeven one second before the end of the 11th round.