Verhoeven's appeal against Usyk loss is dismissed by commission

Rico Verhoeven announced that his appeal regarding his stoppage loss to Oleksandr Usyk last month has been dismissed. The commission acknowledged that the fight was stopped after the bell rang for the end of the round but determined this did not influence the fight's outcome. Verhoeven, who troubled Usyk during the bout, is calling for a rematch, expressing disappointment that the fight ended without reaching its conclusion. He highlighted that the scorecards indicated a competitive fight at the time of the stoppage, with two official scorecards reading 95-95 and one at 96-94 in his favor. Usyk remains undefeated in his professional career.

• 6:33 PMYahoo Sports — Verhoeven says appeal against loss to Usyk dismissed
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