‘Uncrowned King’ Verhoeven wants apology and Usyk rematch

‘Uncrowned King’ Verhoeven calls for Usyk rematchImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rico Verhoeven was heavyweight world champion in kickboxing before transitioning to boxingByKal SajadBBC Sport boxing journalistPublished38 minutes agoRico Verhoeven has called for a rematch with unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk and an apology from officials after the controversial stoppage in Egypt on Saturday.The Dutchman troubled Usyk for long spells and came close to one of boxing’s biggest upsets before being dropped in the 11th round.The contest was then stopped amid a late flurry, with replays suggesting the bell for the end of the round may already have sounded.”[I want] just an apology. What else can we do? I can’t demand anything else,” the 37-year-old told BBC Sport.Verhoeven says his team lodged an appeal with the WBC the following morning.”Mistakes can be made because we’re all human and that’s OK,” he added. “But all I’m looking for actually is: ‘yeah, sorry guys, this could have gone differently – this is something we have to look at and hopefully this doesn’t happen in the future’.”That’s it and then let’s continue from there and get to the rematch.”Usyk keeps titles with controversial Verhoeven stoppage