The British fighter will clash with German boxer Alem Begic for the vacant WBO super middleweight title Saturday night. It all takes place in front of the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, and live and exclusive on DAZN PPV. The bout will serve as chief support to the Oleksandr Uysk vs. Rico Verhoeven headliner.

Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) had himself of a coming of age in 2025, first battling WBC middleweight world champion Carlos Adames to a hard-fought draw in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last February. Then, that July, Sheeraz made his United States debut and viciously stopped Edgar Berlanga via fifth-round KO. Sheeraz, 26, will be up against Begic who is 13 years his senior. The 39-year-old veteran has fought solely in Europe with this weekend marking his first fight outside of the continent. Begic (29-0-1, 23 KOs) fought once in 2025, knocking out Mahdi Safdari in April.

Will Sheeraz realize his dream of becoming a world champion and possibly line up a titles unification with Jaime Munguia on the Canelo Alvarez-Christian Mbilli card September 12? Or will Begic use the biggest platform of his career to shock the boxing world with an upset? DAZN News examines who has the edge entering the fight.

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Boxing Styles

Standing 6-foot-3 with 75 inches of reach, Hamzah Sheeraz likes to assert his range and poke away at opponents behind the jab before unloading with heavier power punches — especially hooks around the guard. The power package can be deployed through a diverse punch palette from the British fighter who methodically operates in the ring.

That style will be meshed with a pressuring, forward-fighting Alem Begic who will be surrendering height. Fight footage shows Begic can bang to the body and bring heavier artillery upstairs. However, he also inexplicably drops his guard at times — something that Sheeraz will surely capitalize on if he sees it Saturday night.

Edge: Sheeraz

Power

A look at their respective ledgers shows that both Sheeraz and Begic tout punching power.

The difference lies in the quality of competition as Sheeraz has shared the ring with the power punching likes of Edgar Berlanga, Carlos Adames and Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams — and more than stood his ground, stopping Berlanga and Williams. Adames is a reigning world champion, while Berlanga and Williams are former world title challengers.

Meanwhile, Begic hasn’t fought a noted opponent who resonates with boxing fans. Sheeraz takes this category too.

Edge: Sheeraz

Mental Warfare

With age comes experience and Begic, at 39, has it with 30 professional fights to his name. However, as aforementioned, he has never contended with the caliber of opponents that Sheeraz has.

Last year was a defining year for Sheeraz who immensely grew from the draw with Adames and punctuating knockout of Berlanga.

He enters with a wave of confidence that Begic must resolve in the German’s first fight outside of Europe.

Those are difficult mental hurdles to clear.

Edge: Sheeraz

DAZN News’ Mark Lelinwalla on who has the edge between Sheeraz and Begic

I was there reporting during the buildup of Berlanga-Sheeraz last summer, watching the latter get severely insulted only to dramatically turn the tide in the ring.

Dropping a brash, talented Berlanga three times in knocking him out was a defining moment in the British fighter’s upswing of a trajectory. I fully expect him to win by stoppage in a championship coronation and subsequent alignment with Jaime Munguia … with Canelo Alvarez in reach.