Usyk v Verhoeven - scorecards at time of stoppage

Rico Verhoeven was fighting in just his second professional bout [Getty Images] Oleksandr Usyk pulled a knockout win from the jaws of defeat by stopping Rico Verhoeven in the 11th round of their heavyweight world title fight in Egypt. The defending WBC champion was being out-boxed and out-muscled by massive underdog Verhoeven, who transitioned from kickboxing for the fight. At ringside, the three judges - Manuel Oliver Palomo, Pasquale Procopio and Fabian Guggenheim - saw a razor-thin contest.

Two judges had it 95-95 while Procopio had it 96-94 to Verhoeven at the time of the stoppage. They were unanimous in their scoring in every round except the 10th round. Verhoeven dominated the opening rounds before the fight ebbed and flowed, according to the judges.

Were the fight to have continued, Usyk would have been given a 10-8 score for the 11th round, which would have put Verhoeven behind on the cards in the final round. Usyk stops Verhoeven in last-ditch knockout in world title fight - reaction Usyk keeps titles with controversial Verhoeven stoppage Round one - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Verhoeven Procopio - 10-9 Verhoeven Guggenheim -10-9 Verhoeven Round two - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Verhoeven Procopio - 10-9 Verhoeven Guggenheim -10-9 Verhoeven Round three - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Usyk Procopio -10-9 Usyk Guggenheim - 10-9 Usyk Round four - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Usyk Procopio -10-9 Usyk Guggenheim - 10-9 Usyk Round five - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Usyk Procopio -10-9 Usyk Guggenheim - 10-9 Usyk Round six - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Verhoeven Procopio - 10-9 Verhoeven Guggenheim -10-9 Verhoeven Round seven - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Verhoeven Procopio - 10-9 Verhoeven Guggenheim -10-9 Verhoeven Verhoeven landed one punch more than Usyk's 112 punches [Getty Images] Round eight - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Usyk Procopio -10-9 Usyk Guggenheim - 10-9 Usyk Round nine - unanimous Palomo - 10-9 Verhoeven Procopio - 10-9 Verhoeven Guggenheim -10-9 Verhoeven Round 10 - split Palomo - 10-9 Usyk Procopio - 10-9 Verhoeven Guggenheim - 10-9 Usyk Boxing schedule and results 2026 Watch every Born to Brawl episode More boxing from the BBC Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport