How the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived 4,500 years of Egyptian earthquakes
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Ilford, London’s Hamzah Sheeraz KOs Munich’s Alem Begic in Giza

Hamzah Sheeraz, 26, of Ilford, London, England, United Kingdom is the new World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Super Middle Champion. He won the title at “Glory in Giza” at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt on May 23, 2026.

Hamzah Sheeraz vs Alem Begic

There were 10 professional boxing bouts on the “Glory in Giza” card. One was between Sheeraz and Alem Begic, 39, of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany, who competed for the then vacant WBO World Super Middle title.

Luis Pabon served as the referee while Mikael Hook, Bence Kovacs and Danrex Tapdasan were the judges. The referee stopped the fight after 2 minutes and 33 seconds in the second round when Sheeraz knocked out Begic.

The loss broke Begic’s undefeated record. He now has 29 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

On the other hand, Sheeraz is still undefeated and now has 23 wins, 0 loss and 1 draw. After beeing Begic, the English boxer called out Canelo Alvarez, 35, of Mexico.

“Glory in Giza”

Commissioned by the Egyptian Professional Boxing Association, “Glory in Giza” was promoted by Spencer Brown, Eddie Hearn and Sergey Lapin. The matchmaker was Tom Dallas.

Thomas Trieber was the ring announcer while Todd Grisham, Adam Smith, Darren Barker and Barry Jones were the television announcers. Jamie Ward conducted the post-fight interviews.

In the main event, Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine. The challenger lost to the defending champion via technical knockout after 2 minutes and 59 seconds in the 11th round.

Including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Ukraine, a total of 15 countries were represented. The others were Australia, Cuba, France, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, United States and Uzbekistan.

Begic was born in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is now based in Munich, Germany.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBKb_zCNYfk

#Giza #Ilford #London #Munich

Tamarac, Florida’s Frank Sanchez KOs Tulare, California’s Richard Torrez Jr. in Giza

Frank Sanchez Faure, 33, of Cuba and the United States was one of the winners at “Glory in Giza” at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt on May 23, 2026. The victory improved his professional boxing record to 26 wins and 1 loss.

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Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez Jr.

There were 10 professional boxing bouts on the “Glory in Giza” card. One was a heavyweight match between Sanchez and Richard Torrez Jr., 26, of Tulare, California, USA.

Albert Earl Brown served as the referee while Matteo Montella, Diana Drews Milani and Olena Pobyvailo were the judges. The referee stopped the fight after 55 seconds in the second round when Sanchez knocked out Torrez.

The loss broke Torrez’s undefeated record. He now has 14 wins and 1 loss.

Torrez made his professional boxing debut on March 4, 2022. Before losing to Sanchez, the boxer from Tulare defeated Allen Melson, Roberto Zavala Jr., Marco Antonio Canedo, Ahmed Hefny, James Bryant, Willie Jake Jr., Tyrrell Anthony Herndon, Curtis Harper, Donald Haynesworth, Brandon Moore, Joey Dawejko, Issac Munoz Gutierrez, Guido Vianello and Tomas Salek.

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“Glory in Giza”

Commissioned by the Egyptian Professional Boxing Association, “Glory in Giza” was promoted by Spencer Brown, Eddie Hearn and Sergey Lapin. The matchmaker was Tom Dallas.

Thomas Trieber was the ring announcer while Todd Grisham, Adam Smith, Darren Barker and Barry Jones were the television announcers. Jamie Ward conducted the post-fight interviews.

In the main event, Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine. The challenger lost to the defending champion via technical knockout after 2 minutes and 59 seconds in the 11th round.

Including Egypt, the Netherlands, Ukraine and the U.S., a total of 15 countries were represented. The others were Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda and Uzbekistan.

Sanchez was born in Guantanamo, Cuba. He is now based in Tamarac, Florida, USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSvimDZy6bA

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#California #Florida #Giza #Tamarac #Tulare

Tokyo’s Mizuki Hiruta decisions Sydney’s Mai Soliman in Giza

World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion Mizuki Hiruta, 30, of Japan was one of the winners at “Glory in Giza” at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt on May 23, 2026. The victory improved her professional boxing record to 11 wins and 0 loss.

Mizuki Hiruta vs Mai Soliman

There were 10 professional boxing bouts on the “Glory in Giza” card. In one of the matches, Mai Soliman, 28, of Egypt and Australia challenged Hiruta, the reigning WBO Super Flyweight Champion.

Melva Santos served as the referee while Diana Drews Milani, Olena Pobyvailo and Danrex Tapdasan were the judges. After 10 rounds, the title bout went to the judges’ scorecards.

Both Milani and Pobyvailo scored the fight 98-92 while Tapdasan scored in 99-91 all in favor of Hiruta. The loss downgraded Soliman’s professional boxing record to 10 wins and 2 losses.

Born in Okayama, Japan, Hiruta is currently based in Tokyo, Japan. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Soliman is currently based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

“Glory in Giza”

Commissioned by the Egyptian Professional Boxing Association, “Glory in Giza” was promoted by Spencer Brown, Eddie Hearn and Sergey Lapin. The matchmaker was Tom Dallas.

Thomas Trieber was the ring announcer while Todd Grisham, Adam Smith, Darren Barker and Barry Jones were the television announcers. Jamie Ward conducted the post-fight interviews.

In the main event, Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine. The challenger lost to the defending champion via technical knockout after 2 minutes and 59 seconds in the 11th round.

Including Australia, Egypt, Japan, the Netherlands and Ukraine, a total of 15 countries were represented. The others were Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, the United States and Uzbekistan.

Hiruta solely represented Japan. Soliman was the only representative of Australia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHc_qrWWUHY

#Giza #Sydney #Tokyo

Normandy’s Benjamin Mendes Tani TKOs Kyiv’s Daniel Lapin in Giza

Benjamin Mendes Tani, 28, of Pont-Audemer, Eure, Normandy, France was one of the winners at “Glory in Giza” at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt on May 23, 2026. The victory improved his professional boxing record to 10 wins and 1 loss.

Benjamin Mendes Tani vs Daniel Lapin

There were 10 professional boxing bouts on the “Glory in Giza” card including the light heavyweight match between Tani and Daniel Serhiyovych Lapin, 28, of Kyiv, Ukraine. The French boxer is 6’0″ tall and his Ukrainian opponent is 6’6″ tall.

Danrex Tapdasan served as the referee while Matteo Montella, Mikael Hook and Manuel Oliver Palomo were the judges. The referee stopped the fight after 1 minute and 35 seconds in the fourth round when Tani defeated Lapin via technical knockout.

The loss broke Lapin’s undefeated record. He now has 13 wins and 1 loss.

When Tani made his professional boxing debut on March 12, 2022, he defeated Fabrice Lewis Menayame via points decision. On May 14, 2022, Tani lost via points decision to Aboubacar Yoada, which is the first loss of the former.

“Glory in Giza”

Commissioned by the Egyptian Professional Boxing Association, “Glory in Giza” was promoted by Spencer Brown, Eddie Hearn and Sergey Lapin. The matchmaker was Tom Dallas.

Thomas Trieber was the ring announcer while Todd Grisham, Adam Smith, Darren Barker and Barry Jones were the television announcers. Jamie Ward conducted the post-fight interviews.

In the main event, Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine. The challenger lost to the defending champion via technical knockout after 2 minutes and 59 seconds in the 11th round.

Including Egypt, France, the Netherlands and Ukraine, a total of 15 countries were represented. The others were Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, England, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, the United States and Uzbekistan.

Tani solely represented France. Lapin and Usyk were the only representatives of Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNENeMsOZQ4

#Giza #Kyiv #Normandy

Camden, New Jersey’s Jamar Talley KOs Egypt’s Basem Mamdouh in Giza

Jamar Ara Shaqueir Talley, 27, of Camden, New Jersey, United States is still undefeated. He was one of the winners at “Glory in Giza” at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt on May 23, 2026.

Jamar Talley vs Basem Mamdouh

There were 10 professional boxing bouts on the “Glory in Giza” card. The fourth match featured Talley and Basem Mamdouh Goda of Egypt in the cruiserweight division.

Andrei Cheveloiv served as the referee and Nawaf Almohaimeed, Bence Kovacs and Enrico Licini were the judges. The referee stopped the fight after 1 minute and 51 seconds in the second round when Talley knocked out Mamdouh.

The loss brought Mamdouh’s professional boxing record to 10 wins and 3 losses. On the other hand, Talley now has 7 wins and 0 loss.

When Talley made his professional boxing debut on February 15, 2025, he defeated Theodore Morse of Norman, Oklahoma, USA via technical knockout. The fighter from Camden knocked out Keshaun Minor on May 3, 2025, defeated Kurt Fleming via TKO on June 21, 2025, defeated Anthony Hollaway via unanimous decision on September 11, 2025 and knocked out Adam Diu Abdulhamid on November 22, 2025 and Devonte Williams on February 1, 2026.

“Glory in Giza”

Commissioned by the Egyptian Professional Boxing Association, “Glory in Giza” was promoted by Spencer Brown, Eddie Hearn and Sergey Lapin. The matchmaker was Tom Dallas.

Thomas Trieber was the ring announcer while Todd Grisham, Adam Smith, Darren Barker and Barry Jones were the television announcers. Jamie Ward conducted the post-fight interviews.

In the main event, Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine. The challenger lost to the defending champion via TKO after 2 minutes and 59 seconds in the 11th round.

Including Egypt, the Netherlands, Ukraine and the U.S., a total of 15 countries were represented. The others were Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda and Uzbekistan.

Talley and Richard Torrez Jr. were the representatives of the U.S. Mamdouh’s fellow hometown fighters were Mai Soliman, Mohamed Mabrouk and Omar Hikal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z8CPhhVE0M

#Camden #Giza #NewJersey

Riyadh’s Sultan Almohammed KOs Central Java’s Dedy Imprax in Giza

Sultan Khaled Almohammed, 18, of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is still undefeated. He was one of the winners at “Glory in Giza” at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt on May 23, 2026.

Mohamed Mabrouk vs Ali Sserunkuma

There were 10 professional boxing bouts on the “Glory in Giza” card. The third match featured Almohammed and “Dedy Imprax” Dedi Iman Prakoso, 39, of Ungaran, Central Java, Indonesia in the lightweight division.

Tiran Thakshala Don served as the referee and Matteo Montella, Mikael Hook and Olena Pobyvailo were the judges. The referee stopped the fight after 1 minute and 12 seconds in the first round when Almohammed knocked out Imprax.

The loss brought Imprax’s professional boxing record to 2 wins and 5 losses. On the other hand, Almohammed now has 4 wins and 0 loss.

When Almohammed made his professional boxing debut on September 13, 2025, he defeated Martin Caraballo via unanimous decision. Almohammed defeated Umesh Chavan on November 22, 2025 and Hector Avila Lozano on April 11, 2026 both via technical knockout.

“Glory in Giza”

Commissioned by the Egyptian Professional Boxing Association, “Glory in Giza” was promoted by Spencer Brown, Eddie Hearn and Sergey Lapin. The matchmaker was Tom Dallas.

Thomas Trieber was the ring announcer while Todd Grisham, Adam Smith, Darren Barker and Barry Jones were the television announcers. Jamie Ward conducted the post-fight interviews.

In the main event, Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine. The challenger lost to the defending champion via technical knockout after 2 minutes and 59 seconds in the 11th round.

Including Egypt, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine, a total of 15 countries were represented. The others were Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Japan, Tanzania, Uganda, the United States and Uzbekistan.

Almohammed solely represented Saudi Arabia. Imprax was the only representative of Indonesia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl5548Eu4rY

#CentralJava #Giza #Riyadh

Egypt’s Mohamed Mabrouk decisions Uganda’s Ali Sserunkuma in Giza

Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya of Egypt has successfully made his professional boxing debut. He was one of the hometown boxers who competed at “Glory in Giza” at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt on May 23, 2026.

Mohamed Mabrouk vs Ali Sserunkuma

There were 10 professional boxing bouts on the “Glory in Giza” card. The second match featured Mabrouk and Mohammad Ali Serunkuma of Luweero, Uganda in the super lightweight division.

Andrei Cheveloiv served as the referee. Nawaf Almohaimeed, Mikael Hook and Manuel Oliver Palomo were the judges.

After four rounds, the fight went to the judges’ scorecards. Almohaimeed and Palomo both scored the bout 40–35 while Hook scored it 38–37, all in favor of Mabrouk.

The loss brought Sserunkuma’s professional boxing record to 2 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. On the other hand, Mabrouk now has 1 win and 0 loss.

Sserunkuma made his professional boxing debut on December 26, 2018. Before fighting Mabrouk, the Ugandan boxer fought Faluku Luwuliza, Serwada Sadam Mukasa, Jean Junior Messi Elime, Ege Arin Konuk, Rohan Date and Ahmed Shban Daku Lubega.

“Glory in Giza”

Commissioned by the Egyptian Professional Boxing Association, “Glory in Giza” was promoted by Spencer Brown, Eddie Hearn and Sergey Lapin. The matchmaker was Tom Dallas.

Thomas Trieber was the ring announcer while Todd Grisham, Adam Smith, Darren Barker and Barry Jones were the television announcers. Jamie Ward conducted the post-fight interviews.

In the main event, Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine. The challenger lost to the defending champion via technical knockout after 2 minutes and 59 seconds in the 11th round.

Including Egypt, the Netherlands, Uganda and Ukraine, a total of 15 countries were represented. The others were Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, the United States and Uzbekistan.

Uganda was solely represented by Sserunkuma. Aside from Mabrouk, three more boxers represented the host country namely Basem Mamdouh and Mai Soliman and Omar Hikal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoxVW9LobN8

#Giza

Egypt’s Omar Hikal KOs Tanzania’s Michael Kalyalya in Giza

Omar Hikal of Cairo, Egypt has successfully made his professional boxing debut. He was one of the hometown boxers who competed at “Glory in Giza” at the Pyramids of Giza in Giza, Egypt on May 23, 2026.

Omar Hikal vs Michael Kalyalya

There were 10 professional boxing bouts on the “Glory in Giza” card. The first match featured Hikal and Michael Kalyalya, 36, of Tanzania in the welterweight division.

Tiran Thakshala Don served as the referee while Nawaf Almohaimeed, Diana Drews Milani and Danrex Tapdasan were the judges. The referee stopped the contest after 55 seconds in the third round when Hikal knocked out Kalyalya.

The loss brought Kalyalya’s professional boxing record to 3 wins, 6 losses, and 2 draws. Conversely, Hikal now has 1 win and 0 loss.

Kalyalya made his professional boxing debut on February 26, 2017. Before his bout with Hikal, the Tanzanian boxer had defeated Alfred Masinda, George Ignas Mhagama and Bartholomeo January Mathias but had lost to Waziri Rosta, Kulwa Bushiri and Sulaiman Abbar.

“Glory in Giza”

Commissioned by the Egyptian Professional Boxing Association, “Glory in Giza” was promoted by Spencer Brown, Eddie Hearn and Sergey Lapin. The matchmaker was Tom Dallas.

Thomas Trieber was the ring announcer while Todd Grisham, Adam Smith, Darren Barker and Barry Jones were the television announcers. Jamie Ward conducted the post-fight interviews.

In the main event, Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands challenged World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine. The challenger lost to the defending champion via technical knockout after 2 minutes and 59 seconds in the 11th round.

Including Egypt, the Netherlands, Tanzania and Ukraine, a total of 15 countries were represented. The others were Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, the United States and Uzbekistan.

Tanzania was solely represented by Kalyalya. Aside from Hikal, three more boxers represented the host country namely Mohamed Mabrouk, Basem Mamdouh and Mai Soliman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spcsZniv6vo

#Giza

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk TKOs Netherlands’ Rico Verhoeven in Giza

Oleksandr Usyk, 39, of Ukraine narrowly avoided what would have been the most shocking upset in boxing history in an electric atmosphere set against the historic backdrop of the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. On May 23, 2026, the three-time undisputed champion successfully defended his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title against kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven, 37, of the Netherlands though the victory was marred by intense debate surrounding a late-round stoppage.

The victory improved Usyk’s professional boxing record to 25 wins and 0 loss. Verhoeven now has 1 win and 1 loss as a professional boxer but he has 66 wins and 10 losses as a professional kickboxer and 1 win and 1 loss as a professional mixed martial artist.

Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven

Entering the ring as a massive betting favorite, Usyk faced an opponent who brought unique challenges to the table. Verhoeven celebrated for his historic reign as the Glory Kickboxing heavyweight champion for 4,220 days, utilized his significant 25-pound weight advantage and unorthodox, jerky movement to frustrate the Ukrainian champion throughout the first half of the bout. While Usyk appeared sluggish and struggled to track down the relentless challenger, Verhoeven capitalized on his physical prowess, landing stinging power punches that left the champion struggling to find his rhythm.

The momentum began to shift in the second half of the contest as a composed Usyk started to calibrate his timing. By Round 11, the tension was palpable; the fight was agonizingly close, with two judges scoring it 95-95 and the third favoring Verhoeven 96-94. Just as the upset seemed within reach, Usyk unleashed the right uppercut he had been setting up all night. The blow sent Verhoeven to the canvas, his mouthguard flying from the impact.

Although the kickboxer rose to his feet on unsteady legs with roughly ten seconds remaining in the round, he was quickly pinned in the corner and subjected to a fierce barrage of punches from the champion. Referee Mark Lyson controversially intervened, waving off the fight at 2:59 of the 11th round—a decision that many felt cut the contest short prematurely.

Despite the controversy, the statistics highlight the razor-thin margins of the fight, with both men landing exactly 22% of their total punch attempts. Following the bout, an exhausted but relieved Usyk acknowledged the difficulty of the challenge, while the boxing world is now left to speculate on the champion’s next move. With options for a potential rematch against the formidable Verhoeven or a clash with Agit Kabayel on the horizon, the pound-for-pound king remains undefeated, though his aura of invincibility was tested as never before in the Egyptian desert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mOn9cR36Ds

#Giza