TWO WORLD TITLE FIGHTS CONFIRMED FOR ‘GLORY IN GIZA’ UNDERCARD 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 […]
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Oleksandr Usyk to Defend WBC Heavyweight Title Against Kickboxer Rico Verhoeven
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Giza, Egypt (March 1st, 2026)– The Ring will present Glory in Giza. With the historical backdrop of the pyramids of Giza, Egypt, Oleksandr Usyk will defend the World Boxing Council version of the World heavyweight title against longtime heavyweight kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven on May 23, […]
Super Middleweight Contender Kabary Salem Arrested For Killing His Daughter
Super Middleweight Contender Kabary Salem Arrested For Killing His Daughter By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (December 29th, 2020)– Former super middleweight contender Kabary ‘The Egyptian Magician’ Salem has been arrested and charged with the October 2018 murder of his daughter Ola Salem, 25, also a […]
Kenny “Big Heart” Demecillo & Andre “King Cheetah” Valavanis Victorious, New WBF Champions
Demecillo & Valavanis Victorious, New WBF Champions Cairo, Egypt (December 3rd, 2016)– A busy weekend of World Boxing Federation (WBF) championship boxing kicked off with two fights on Friday night (December 2), taking place in Cebu City, Philippines and Cairo, Egypt respectively. Both match-ups saw local favorites emerge victorious from entertaining bouts. At the […]





