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Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk survived a scare to earn an 11th-round stoppage against Rico Verhoeven, a Dutch kickboxer who pushed the undefeated Ukrainian to his limits.

Usyk stops kickboxer Verhoeven in 11th round of heavyweight title fight in Egypt

The combat sports landscape has evolved so much that a 37-year-old Dutch kickboxer is getting a chance to become a boxing heavyweight champion.

Usyk and Mayweather put kickboxers in spotlight as they step into ring against unlikely opponents

Oleksandr Usyk wants to make some "noise" before he calls time on a career that has made him the most dominant heavyweight boxer of his generation.

Don't expect Oleksandr Usyk to get into the ring with Jake Paul any time soon

Daniel Dubois has showed up late, got knocked down early and still beaten Fabio Wardley to become a two-time heavyweight champion.

Dubois shakes off knockdowns and stops Wardley to win WBO heavyweight title

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Landry Shamet has shot 27-for-48 (56.3%) from three-point range in the playoffs, including 12-for-13 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cavaliers, and has hit at least three three-pointers in six of his last seven games.

Knicks' Shamet has been a shooting star this postseason

The rookie finished a double shy of a cycle and became just the fourth player in franchise history to go 5-for-5 with a homer.

Albanese: A star is born? Mets rookie Benge rocks out with 5-for-5 day

President Donald Trump, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, plenty of celebrities and thousands of maniacal Knicks fans will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night at the Garden.

Barker: Think this Knicks playoff run has been crazy? You ain't seen nothing yet.

Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth as the Yankees earned an important win over the Red Sox without Aaron Judge.

Lennon: Bellinger shows why he can take lead in Judge's absence

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