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Two World Title Fights Confirmed For
"Glory In Giza" Undercard On May 23
His Excellency Turki Alalshikh and The Ring Magazine today
announced the star-studded undercard for ‘Glory in Giza’
taking place in Egypt on Saturday 23 May supported by
Matchroom Boxing.
Unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk faces
former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven as the headline
bout, live worldwide on DAZN.
Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1) and Alem Begic (29-0-1) lead the
undercard in a clash of unbeaten fighters for the vacant WBO
World Super Middleweight title, with Sheeraz returning to
the ring for the first time in 2026 following a fifth-round
knockout of Edgar Berlanga in New York last July.
British welterweight Jack Catterall (32-2-0) faces
undefeated Uzbek contender Shakhram Giyasov (17-0-0) for the
WBA Regular world title, with Catterall coming off a victory
over WBO Global champion Ekow Essuman on the Eubank Jr vs
Benn II undercard in November.
Cuban contender Frank Sanchez (25-1-0) will take on unbeaten
Olympic silver medallist Richard Torrez Jr. (14-0-0)
defending his WBC Americas and WBO NABO titles.
Ring Magazine Female Fighter of the Year Mizuki Hiruta
(10–0-0) will defend her Ring and WBO World titles against
Egyptian-born Australian Mai Soliman (10–1-0). This will be
Hiruta’s seventh straight defence of her WBO belt, which she
won back in September 2022, and her first bout on a major
card.
Egyptian cruiserweight Basem Mamdouh (10-2-0) is also set to
compete on home soil, taking on undefeated American Jamar
Talley (6-0-0).
The undercard will also showcase emerging Egyptian talents
with Mahmoud Mobark facing Michael Kalyalya and Omar Hikal
taking on Ali Sserunkuma.
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