Boxing mid-year awards: The best fight, knockout, surprise and more through 2026's first 6 months

The first six months of boxing in 2026 delivered enough drama to fill an entire year. From star-making performances to brutal ...
Sports Illustrated

Mauricio Sulaimán Reflects on Heavyweight Upsets In Africa Ahead of Pyramids Bout [Exclusive]

Lineal heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) will defend the WBC heavyweight title against kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven (1-0) in front of the Pyramids of Giza this Saturday. The grand ...
Bloody Elbow

Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven result: Controversial stoppage prevents historic boxing upset

Oleksandr Usyk survived a major scare to beat Rico Verhoeven on Saturday night. Boxing’s best fighter met kickboxing’s greatest legend in a highly anticipated crossover fight in Egypt. The Pyramids of ...
sportsgrid.com

Usyk survives the upset, stops Verhoeven in round 11 at the Pyramids of Giza

GIZA, Egypt — Nobody came to the Pyramids of Giza expecting to see Oleksandr Usyk get outworked. But for ten rounds on Saturday night, that is exactly what happened. Rico Verhoeven, the greatest ...
Yardbarker

Zak Chelli Shocks Boxing World, Stops David Morrell in Stunning Upset

MANCHESTER, England — Zak Chelli may have just delivered the frontrunner for Upset of the Year. Chelli scored a dramatic 10th-round stoppage over David Morrell at Co-op Live Arena, turning a ...
Sports Illustrated

Did Zak Chelli Pull Off the Upset of the Year?

Massive underdog Zak Chelli may have pulled off the biggest upset in modern British boxing history and possibly European boxing as well. Some bookmakers had Chelli (17-3-1) as high as a 31-1 underdog ...