\n\tGiza: At the historic pyramids on the edge of Cairo, in front of the Sphinx, the \u201cGlory in Giza\u201d was launched on Tuesday as part of Riyadh Season.<\/p>\n
\n\tOrganized by magazine The Ring and Matchroom, the event marks the start of boxing week amid widespread international interest from combat sports fans around the world.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe main event will take place next Saturday when undefeated Ukrainian world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, who holds a perfect record of 24 wins without defeat, including 15 by knockout, enters the bout as the unified heavyweight champion and holder of the WBC title.<\/p>\n
\n\tFacing him will be Dutch fighter Rico Verhoeven, one of the world\u2019s most famous kickboxing champions, who has a professional boxing record of 1-0 with a single knockout victory.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe fight will take place in the heavyweight division.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn the co-main event, Britain\u2019s Hamzah Sheeraz will meet Germany\u2019s Alem Begic for the vacant WBO world title in the super middleweight division at 168 pounds.<\/p>\n
\n\tSheeran has a record of 22 wins (18 by knockout), no losses and one draw, while Begic has a record of 29 wins (23 KOs), no losses and one draw.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe card also features a WBA welterweight title fight at 147 pounds, pitting Uzbekistan\u2019s Shakhram Giyasov, who has a perfect 17-0 record (10 KOs), against Britain\u2019s Jack Catterall, who has a record of 32-2 (14 KOs).<\/p>\n
\n\tIn a much-anticipated women\u2019s bout, Japan\u2019s Mizuki Hirota, who has a record of 10 wins without defeat, including two knockouts, defends The Ring and WBO superfly 115-pound belts against Egypt\u2019s Mai Suleiman, who has a record of 10 wins (6 KOs) and one loss.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe card also features a heavyweight showdown between Cuban Frank Sanchez, who has a record of 25 wins (18 KOs) and one loss, and American Richard Torres Jr., who has a record of 14 wins (12 KOs) and no losses.<\/p>\n
\n\tSaudi Arabia\u2019s Sultan Al-Mohammed will compete at 128 pounds against Indonesia\u2019s Didi Imbrax. Al-Mohammed enters the fight undefeated after three fights, including two knockouts, while his opponent has two wins (1 KO) and four losses.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn the light heavyweight division (175 pounds), Ukraine\u2019s Daniel Lapin, who is unbeaten after 13 fights, including five knockouts, will face France\u2019s Benjamin Mendes Tani, who has nine wins and one loss. Lapin, who is 6 feet 6 inches tall, enters the bout with an unblemished record, while Mendes Tani aims to upset expectations and halt the Ukrainian\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n
\n\tAt cruiserweight (200 pounds), Egypt\u2019s Bassem Mamdouh – 10 wins (4 KO) and 2 losses \u2014 will meet America\u2019s Jamar Tally, who is undefeated with six wins, including five by knockout.<\/p>\n
\n\tAt 140 pounds, Egypt\u2019s Mohamed Mabrouk Yahya, making the early steps of his professional career, will face Uganda\u2019s Ali Serunkoma, who holds a record of two wins, three losses, and 1 draw.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe card includes a 164-pound contest between Egypt\u2019s Omar Heikal, also at the start of his professional journey, and Tanzania\u2019s Michael Kalyalya (3-4-2) including one knockout.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe pyramids have been extensively prepared for this major event. Egyptologist Hussein Abdel-Basir told\u00a0Arab News that organizing boxing events in front of the pyramids carries historical significance, because the ancient Egyptians were interested in sports, specifically wrestling, and this was evident in the drawings of the Beni Hassan historical area. He added that King Thutmose IV and Amenhotep II were also interested in sports.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cHolding the event at the pyramids will have a significant impact on tourism promotion. This major event will attract the attention of boxing fans around the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Giza: At the historic pyramids on the edge of Cairo, in front of the Sphinx, the \u201cGlory in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-682937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}