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Rico Verhoeven Explains Why He Chose Oleksandr Usyk Fight

“I was already in training camp,” Verhoeven said on Inside The Ring, revealing Anthony Joshua was his original opponent before a December car accident forced changes. “So I said, ‘Who else will be out there?’… We should fight a big name… Oleksandr Usyk. Why not?” The kickboxing legend now faces the unbeaten heavyweight champion May 23 in Egypt.