Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk defended his titles with an 11th-round technical knockout victory over Rico Verhoeven in a championship bout held near the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt . The main-event contest on Saturday, May 23, marked Usyk’s return to action following his victory over Daniel Dubois in July 2025, keeping his position at the top of the heavyweight division. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Surviving the early storm The