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Frank Warren reveals how he scored Usyk vs Verhoeven before the stoppage: “The cards were atrocious”

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Many boxing fans believe Oleksandr Usyk was just a round away from one of the greatest upsets in heavyweight history against Rico Verhoeven, and now Queensberry Promoter Frank Warren has had his say on the fight.

With just one professional boxing bout to his name, Verhoeven was given minimal chance by most people ahead of his unconventional clash with Usyk at the Pyramids of Giza.

The Dutchman soon proved that he needed to be taken seriously, as his style caused issues for Usyk, who struggled to win rounds and looked off the pace throughout.

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Ahead of round 11, it was revealed that two judges had the fight level, whilst one had Verhoeven 96-94 up. In an interview with iFL TV, Warren labelled the scoring as ‘atrocious’, believing the underdog’s performance to have merited a larger margin.

“I actually thought it turned into a really good fight, an enjoyable fight to watch and he was winning it. I had him four or five [rounds] up, I thought that the scoring was atrocious.”

In that penultimate round those scorecards were made redundant, as referee Mark Lyson intervened after Verhoeven eas floored via Usyk uppercut and then put under pressure in the corner.

Continuing, Warren said that a more experienced operator would have given himself some extra time and seen out the round. 

“I think that if he [Verhoeven] had a bit more experience when he went down [he could have survived the round]. I noticed that his gumshield sort of half came out and he got it back in without touching it, he sort of swallowed it back in.

“Anyone with a bit of experience would have spat it out and maybe that would have got him that extra little bit [of time].” 

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Verhoeven has appealled the outcome of the fight, hoping to have the result changed to a ‘no contest’ or force an immediate rematch, though the WBC has confirmed Usyk must have mandatory challenger Shit Kabayel, promoted by Warren, next.

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“I come for everything” – Allycia Hellen Rodrigues vows to conquer all disciplines in her return to the ONE Championship ring

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Reigning and undisputed ONE women’s atomweight Muay Thai world champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues of Brazil has long ruled supreme over her division as the queen of ‘the art of eight limbs’.

But the 28-year-old mom-champ will be the first to admit she craves even more accolades, with eyes on the atomweight kickboxing gold in particular, and a little more distant — MMA.

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In a recent interview with ONE Championship, the 28-year-old Rodrigues said:

“I’m so happy to sign again with ONE, and I promise my best [in] Muay Thai, MMA, kickboxing, I come for everything. And for this fight, you’re going to see more than my best than my last fight.”

Rodrigues will take her first step toward achieving that goal when she takes on ONE women’s atomweight kickboxing world champion ‘The Queen’ Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom of Thailand at The Inner Circle on June 19. The event will take place live in Asia primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

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The Inner Circle is ONE Championship’s premium monthly subscription platform, offering fans an all-access pass to exclusive weekly events. Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live via a monthly subscription at live.onefc.com.

Allycia Hellen Rodrigues preparing for an absolute barnburner against Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom

Brazilian mom-champ Allycia Hellen Rodrigues says she will be fully prepared for an absolute war when she meets Thai superstar ‘The Queen’ Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom at The Inner Circle on June 19.

At stake is Rodrigues’ coveted gold, and the 28-year-old knows she will have to be at her best to stave off the Thai firecracker’s legitimate threat. She told ONE Championship:

“What I have, so many things to do in the fight. I have my clinch, I have my knees, I have to be 100 percent in everything, you know? Yes, I’m going to be 100 percent for war.”

Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA for all the latest news and updates surrounding Allycia Hellen Rodrigues’ next fight.

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