A championship boxing match will take place at one of the world’s most iconic locations when British fighter Hamzah Sheeraz faces off against Germany’s Alem Begic for the WBO super middleweight championship belt on May 23rd at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
This title bout will serve as an undercard event for the main attraction featuring Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) defending his WBC heavyweight championship against Rico Verhoeven (66-10, 21 KOs), according to Friday’s announcement from Ring Magazine, the event’s promoter.
Sheeraz, representing Britain with a record of 22-0-1 and 18 knockouts, earned his shot at the world championship by defeating Edgar Berlanga with a fifth-round knockout last July. The fighter previously battled for the title in February 2025, resulting in a draw against then-champion Carlos Adames in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
For Begic, this marks his inaugural opportunity to compete for a world title. The 39-year-old German boxer brings an impressive undefeated record of 30 fights with just one draw to his name.
Additional undercard action will feature Jack Catterall (32-2, 14 KOs) defending his WBA “regular” welterweight title against Shakhram Giyasov (17-0, 10 KOs). The evening will also showcase a heavyweight matchup between Cuban fighter Frank Sanchez (25-1, 18 KOs) and American rising star Richard Torrez Jr. (14-0, 12 KOs), who captured silver at the Tokyo Olympics.
