IT was supposed to be a no-sweat job, a walk in the park.

As it turned out, unified world heavyweight (WBC, WBA, and IBF) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk found himself in a rumble in the jungle with unheralded challenger Rico Verhoeven during their 12-round contest at the Pyramids of Giza.

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