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Hamzah Sheeraz will get his likelihood on the WBO tremendous middleweight title towards Alem Begic on May 23 on the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
The matchup might be an undercard of the Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) vs. Rico Verhoeven (66-10, 21 KOs) WBC heavyweight title combat, the occasion’s promoters, Ring Magazine, introduced Friday.
Britain’s Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) obtained to the world title combat by advantage of beating Edgar Berlanga final July with a Round 5 knockout. His earlier try on the title led to a draw with defending champion Carlos Adames in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in February of 2025.
Germany’s Begic will problem for the title for the primary time. The 39-year-old is unbeaten in 30 fights with one draw.
The undercard may even embrace the WBA ‘common’ welterweight title combat between Jack Catterall (32-2, 14 KOs) and Shakhram Giyasov (17-0, 10 Kos), in addition to a faceoff between Cuban heavyweight Frank Sanchez (25-1, 18 KOs) and American prospect Richard Torrez Jr. (14-0, 12 KOs), who received silver on the Tokyo Olympics.
–Field Level Media