Sheeraz vs Begic

Who won Sheeraz vs Begic?

Hamzah Sheeraz beat Alem Begic by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026, at Pyramids of Giza, Giza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super middleweight championship of the world.

Sheeraz was defending his his WBO World Super Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Alem Begic in May 2026. He had held this belt for 12 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk beating Rico Verhoeven for the WBC World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jack Catterall beat Shakhram Giyasov for the WBA World Welterweight belt, Frank Sanchez defeated Richard Torrez Jr for the IBF World Heavyweight title, and Mizuki Hiruta was victorious over Mai Soliman.

Sheeraz vs Begic stats

Hamzah Sheeraz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Alem Begic made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 29 wins and 1 draw.

Hamzah Sheeraz was the younger man by 12 years, at 27 years old.

Sheeraz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Begic.

Both Hamzah Sheeraz and Alem Begic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sheeraz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 9 months later than Begic, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 30 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Begic's 135.

Hamzah Sheeraz went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Alem Begic was ranked number 4 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Sheeraz vs Begic form

Sheeraz remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Edgar Berlanga on July 12, 2025, by knockout in the 5th round at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Carlos Adames on February 22, 2025, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tyler Denny on September 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had defeated Liam Williams on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Sheeraz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Sheeraz vs Begic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:42 PM UTC at Pyramids of Giza, Giza, Egypt, which was 4:42 PM EST or 1:42 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:42 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sheeraz vs Begic?

Sheeraz vs Begic was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Sheeraz vs Begic?

Hamzah Sheeraz was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Alem Begic made his way into the ring at 13/1 (+1300) with oddsmakers.