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Rico Verhoeven Reveals Boxing Offer Made Him Choose It Over UFC

“Decent offer,” Verhoeven told Helwani, but he chose a “big crossover fight” in boxing because Derrick Lewis “doesn’t get that stature.” He said UFC “treated me with a lot of respect” and it was “getting close” to Glory money, yet Joshua’s payday was “100%” better. That plan died after Joshua’s tragedy; Verhoeven boxes Usyk May 23 in Egypt for WBC belt