The boxing world has been left stunned after one of the greatest fighters to ever step into the ring, Oleksandr Usyk, was pushed to his limit by a man with one professional boxing fight.

GIZA, Egypt, May 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's unbeaten heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk stopped Dutch former kickboxer Rico Verhoeven with one second left in the penultimate round of a WBC title fight on Saturday to avoid one of the greatest boxing upsets of all time.

Oleksandr Usyk returns to the ring this weekend to take on champion kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in front of the Pyramids of Giza.No longer the undisputed heavyweight world champion after relinquishing his WBO title,

Marlon Wayans recalled his reaction to watching a wild fight on Baddies while discussing celebrity boxing. Marlon, along with his brother Shawn Wayans, appeared on a recent episode of the Filthy Fellas podcast. Near the 15-minute mark in the video linked here, the Wayans Brothers were asked about their thoughts on celebrity boxing matches.

Emmanuel “Jimuel” Pacquiao Jr. silenced doubters on Saturday night, securing his first professional boxing victory via knockout. The 25-year-old son of Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao knocked out Darrick Gates in the second round of their lightweight ...

Kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven is in the final stages of preparing to face unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in what will be just his second professional boxing bout. Fighting in front of the Pyramids of Giza on Saturday night,

Manny Pacquiao Jr., son of boxing legend and multi-weight champion, made his professional debut in November 2025, with the bout ending in a majority draw. Taking on fellow debutant Brendan Lally, the now 24-year-old Filipino fighter did not get off to an ...

NAMPA — A local boxer’s dreams became a reality as soon as he stepped his feet inside the boxing ring one after the other, wearing black boxing gloves and a pair of white boxing shorts that had his last name spelled in bold capitalized red letters ...

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will resume his career as a professional this summer. Since his last pro bout in 2017, which was against former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor, Mayweather (50-0) has competed in various exhibition bouts to stay active.

Iceland is one of the few western countries that has never hosted a professional boxing fight. That ends on April 10. Kolbeinn Kristinsson, the north Atlantic island nation’s most accomplished pro fighter, will headline the first pro card there in ...