Rico Verhoeven is hoping to secure another major fight soon, following on from his efforts against Oleksandr Usyk in May. Now, the kickboxing star has been called out for a clash on the mammoth Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua card in December.<\/p>\n
The Dutchman attempted to dethrone Usyk and become the most inexperienced world champion in the history of boxing by challenging for world honours in just his second professional boxing bout.<\/p>\n
Whilst his chances were mocked upon the announcement of the contest \u2013 labelled by many as a farce \u2013 Verhoeven arguably gave Usyk the toughest fight of his glorious career, but ultimately lost via a controversial round 11 stoppage<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since then, Verhoeven has vowed to remain in the sport and is seeking another chance to become a heavyweight world champion, having been linked to a potential bid for Filip Hrgovic\u2019s IBF title on the Fury-Joshua bill in December.<\/p>\n Although, it seems as though Hrgovic will instead remain on the sidelines and target a homecoming event in Croatia<\/a>; where he would be expected to take on mandatory challenger Frank Sanchez in early 2027.<\/p>\n Despite his title shot looking unlikely, Verhoeven has now been targeted for an alternate contest on the Fury-Joshua undercard, with fellow Dutch MMA star Alistair Overeem \u2013 who has previously offered a unique three-fight deal to the 37-year-old<\/a> \u2013 calling for a Cardiff clash against his rival on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cRico Verhoeven\u2026 stop hiding. Let\u2019s make history!\u201d<\/p>\n A showdown between Overeem and Verhoeven may seem attractive to SELA, who will no doubt seek to entice MMA fans into watching the biggest boxing event of the year.<\/p>\n However, if Verhoeven wishes to climb the world rankings and secure another challenge for the heavyweight crown, he may decline in favour of facing a top 10-rated dance partner on the bill.<\/p>\n