The boxing records of Usyk and Verhoeven are incomparable, but both fighters have established themselves as leading figures in their respective disciplines.
Usyk began campaigning as a professional boxer a year after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics in London.
In just his 10th fight, Usyk beat Krzysztof Glowacki to win the WBO cruiserweight title and embarked on the road to become undisputed.
He achieved that feat in 2018 with a points win over Murat Gassiev and made one successful defence against Tony Bellew before moving up to heavyweight.
Victories over Chazz Witherspoon and Derek Chisora earned Usyk a shot at unified champion Anthony Joshua, and he delivered again to win the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO belts.
Following successful defences in a rematch with Joshua and then against Daniel Dubois, Usyk made history by becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era when he outpointed Tyson Fury.
Usyk beat Fury twice in 2024 and further cemented his place as one of the pound-for-pound greats when stopping Dubois in 2025 to become a two-time undisputed champion.
He has yet to taste defeat in 24 fights as a professional and has won 15 of those contests inside the distance.
Verhoeven has only competed once professionally as a boxer – claiming a second-round knockout win over Janos Finfera in 2014.
But he is regarded as one of the greats of the kickboxing world, having reigned as the Glory promotion’s heavyweight champion for 11 years and made 13 successful defences.