[1] Beg was born in Birmingham, England to a British Pakistani family of Mughal descent.

Beg initially studied Karate, however decided he wanted to engage in a more practical sport and took up Kickboxing.

Within two and a half years Beg went on to win the English National title, two British titles, the European Championship and the Amateur World Championship belt, stating his goal was to compete at a professional world level.

In October 2007, Beg contested his first Professional full contact fight and he remains unbeaten to date.

In 2011, Beg was to fly out to Westbury, New York for a world title bout against three times World Champion Bobby Campbell for the WKA belt, in a highly anticipated match-up many predicted would play into Begs favor.