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Rico Verhoeven insists he has plenty of tools in his armoury to surprise Oleksandr Usyk if the pair meet again.

The Dutchman pushed the heavyweight king all the way before being stopped in controversial fashion, fuelling calls for a rematch.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Verhoeven revealed how he was able to hurt Usyk during the fight – and warned there is much more to come should they share the ring again.

"I like to believe there is a world where maybe he wasn't at his best, I was doing really well, and those two things came together to make the fight look the way it did," Verhoeven said.

"I definitely hurt him in different spots, especially to the body. Not hurt to the point where I was close to getting him out of there, but the next day, he will have felt that.

"This is just me opening the toolbox. I only showed a few tools. There are multiple ways we can fight Usyk. The next one, again, is going to be a surprise."

Light-heavyweight king Dmitry Bivol returns to the ring tomorrow against Michael Eifert in Yekaterinburg following a 15-month absence. Bivol weighed 174.4 lbs on Friday; Eifert checked in at 174.3.