KARMAZIN UPSETS OUMA FOR IBF 154-LB. TITLE
By Boxing News July 14th, 2005
Roman Karmazin, 34-1-1, 1 NC (21 KOs), Russia, 153½, scored an upset winning a 12-round decision over Kassim Ouma, 21-2-1 (13 KOs), Uganda, 154, and in so doing captured the IBF junior middleweight title in Las Vegas Thursday night.
Karmazin was dominant from the outset, landing solid left hooks to the body of the southpaw Ouma. He effectively followed the body punches with straight rights to the head that met the target with regularity.
In round three, Ouma was hurt and dropped by a short hook to the body and remained in trouble throughout the round. Another Karmazin barrage send Ouma to the bottom strand of the ropes to garner another knockdown and secured a 10-7 round.
From that point on, Ouma appeared lost. His vaunted high-volume punching was never in evidence.
Karmazin remained focused on a tight game plan of mixing sharp punches and pressuring his opponent throughout.
The bout was the main event of Oscar De La Hoya’s Boxeo De Oro on HBO Latino.
Scoring was 118-109, 116-110, and 117-109 all for Karmazin.
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Televised Undercard: Marco Antonio Rubio, 30-2-1 (27 KOs), Mexico, 158, stopped previously undefeated David Toribio, 12-1 (7 KOs), Dominican Republic, 154 1/2, at 1:26 of round 2.
J.E. Grant
July 15th, 2005 at 6:50 pm
What the hell happened to Kassim Ouma?
Pure speculation on my part — but maybe he overtrained. I heard that he was down to 154 pounds nearly a week before the fight. He’s not a guy that balloons up in between fights, but he does have to work to make weight. Maybe he peaked too soon.
August 10th, 2005 at 10:40 am
I never had doubts about Roman Karmazin winning his title of champion!! I saw him practicing every day seven days a week!! He lost 16 pounds in two weeks before the fight, so it was a big deal for him!!! His coach was always balancing him in every way he could!! Roman had good help from his friends here in America. I hope that Roman can keep the good work.
Good Luck Roman!
August 11th, 2005 at 10:35 am
Karmazin Won!!!
About the fight … I found out from my friend who was going to Las Vegas to watch it. When I found out who was fighting I knew that Roman was going to win that fight because our men can do things that others can’t. Ouma was cheating when he was fighting against Roman. He was hitting Roman with his head and the referee didn’t say a word to Ouma. I was really angry because of that!!! When Roman began to use the same Technique , the referee gave him a warning. What’s up with that? He should have looked for Ouma because he was the one who was fighting against the rules. Ouma should have been disqualified for using his head. Still, I am happy that Roman won. He fought a really good battle and I am happy with him!!!
Good Luck Roman