World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has signed Mohammad Fahim, a 28-year-old boxing champion from Cairo to a developmental contract. The prizefighter reported this week to the WWE Performance Centre in Orlando, Florida, and is expected to begin his in-ring training soon.
Over six feet and weighing 99kg, Fahim has boxed competitively since 2007, winning championships at the university level, as well as gold medals in national events. Fahim is also an accomplished kick-boxer, having placed first in a national competition in 2014. He stands 1-0 record in MMA action.
Fahim participated at tryouts held in Dubai last year at a four-day camp, which included 34 prospects from 18 countries, and yielded recent additions to WWE including Shadia Bseiso of Jordan, the female Arab to sign on with the organisation, along with Kuwait’s Nasser Alruwayeh, Indian TV star Saurav Gurjar, former pro baseball player Rinku Singh (who was also the subject of the Netflix movie Million Dollar Arm) and Mae Young Classic alumna Kavita Devi, the first Indian woman to sign with WWE.
