Usyk’s punch on Verhoeven: official scorecards show controversial fight

• Official judges’ scorecards for the bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven ended in a draw, while Verhoeven was awarded the victory.
• In the 11th round, Usyk was leading Verhoeven on the scorecards, after which Mark Lyson wrote down a punch that turned the tide.
• Official short summary of the scorecards: before the 11th round, the two judges had it 95-95, while the third was 96-94 in Verhoeven’s favor.

The official judges’ scorecards for the fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven, which ended with a new twist in the discussion of the result, are explained in detail. Usyk won by unanimous decision. But Verhoeven’s scorecards were different.

According to the materials, in the 11th round, which was considered decisive, Verhoeven was ahead by one point, while Usyk had a lead by two points. After the fight, Verhoeven kept his lead on the scorecards, which turned out to be crucial, and the referee Mark Lyson recorded a punch that changed the outcome.

The material also notes that the statistics of the fight showed that Verhoeven landed more punches in the 12th round. The official judges’ scorecards show that Verhoeven, who at the time of the fight was 37 years old, was not without reason ahead of Usyk.

According to the official scorecards, in the 11th round the judges’ scores were as follows: judge Manuel Oliver Palomo had it 95-95, judge Fabian Guggenheim had it 95-95, while judge Pasquale Procopio had Verhoeven ahead 96-94. As a result, after the 11th round, the fight was tied 10-8 in Usyk’s favor, which, according to the materials, was the reason for the judges’ decision for the 12th round.

Verhoeven posted the statistics on Instagram, where he wrote the caption “Leave emotions out of it,” referring to the official protest. He also noted in his story that Usyk’s WBC title win was not achieved through the professional boxing rules.

After the fight, the protest was filed with the WBC by Agit Kabayel, whose promoter Turki Alalshikh said that there was no time to wait for the next round, and that Verhoeven’s victory was unfair.

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