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Rico Verhoeven Reveals How He Sold the Oleksandr Usyk Fight to Turki Alalshikh

Verhoeven said he “called them up” and pitched Turki: “We have an idea…undisputed versus undisputed.” He cited his 12-year GLORY heavyweight reign and Usyk’s undisputed cruiserweight run before going unbeaten at heavyweight. Turki’s response: “I love it.” Now they meet May 23 at Egypt’s Giza Pyramids for the WBC belt. Verhoeven is 1-0 in boxing (2014 KO).