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Kassim Ouma is scheduled to box former Contender contestant Joey Gilbert (20-2-0, 15 KOs) in an NABA middleweight title fight on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. Ouma is coming off a loss to Vanes Martirosyan this past January which many ringside thought Ouma should have gotten the nod. Gilbert has won his last three fights since losing to Jesse Brinkley in a blood bath in February 2009. Ouma, having lost five out of his last six fights needs to win this fight with Gilbert in order to get a chance to fight for a legitimate title.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert vs Ouma | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV |
September 25, 2010 Saturday |
Kassim "The Dream" Ouma
Kassim Ouma from Ugandan defected to America while on tour with the Ugandan national amateur boxing team. Ouma had been kidnapped when he was a child in Uganda and trained as a solider prior to boxing. Ouma has an excellent chin and a trademark busy style of fighting. Ouma is a steady, pressure fighter who delivers volumes punches in a relentless and robotic fashion.
Kassim Ouma beat Verno Phillips by unanimous decision on October 2, 2004 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada capturing the IBF light middleweight title. On January 29, 2005 Ouma successfully defended his title for the first time beating Kofi Jantuah by a 12 round unanimous decision. On July 14, 2005 at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas in Ouma's second defense he lost his title to Roman Karmazin by a 12 round unanimous decision.
After his loss to Karmazin, Kassim Ouma went on to win four fights in a row including a victory on August 5, 2006 over undefeated Sechew Powell former national Golden Gloves light middleweight champion. Then Ouma moved up to middleweight and lost to Jermain Taylor by a 12-round unanimous decision on December 9, 2006 in Taylor's hometown of Little Rock Arkansas. Ouma fought the fight of his fight, aggressively backing the bigger, stronger Taylor up, bulling him around the ring and peppering him with punches.
After a planned bout with Sergio Mora fell thru and his lost to Jermain Taylor, Kassim Ouma moved back down to light middleweight to fight Saul Roman on November 2, 2007 at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California. Ouma needed to win in order to score a big fight in 2008. But Roman, coming off two back to back loses in an upset beat Ouma by a well deserved 10-round split decision.
Kassim Ouma lost to former Contender contestant Cornelius Bundrage by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Seneca Allegheny Casino in Salamanca, New York on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. It was an ugly fight to watch because of Bundrage's excessive holding and clinches. Referee Steve Smoger took a point away from Bundrage for holding after several warnings but even that didn't stop the limited fighter Bundrage from doing it.
Kassim Ouma once known for his running combinations and fast paced fights hasn't been the same since his loss to Jermain Taylor in December 2006. The Ouma that fought Bundrage on Friday night didn't resemble the Ouma who used to throw over a hundred punches a round and moved forward like a tank impervious to blows. Ouma only fought once in 2007 so is it ring rust or has he lost his desire to box?
Kassim Ouma beat veteran Martinus Clay (13-19-4, 5 KOs) by 6-round TKO on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ouma dropped Clay twice round six, the first time with a combination and the second time with a body shot. The referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the 6th round as Clay's trainer was climbing into the ring. This win ended Ouma's three bout losing streak.
Kassim Ouma lost a light middleweight fight to Gabriel Rosado (12-3-0, 7 KOs) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by 10-round split decision on Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Scores were 96-94 for Ouma and 97-93 and 96-94 for Rosado. Ouma, a former light middleweight champion has now lost four of his last five fights. The bout took place on the undercard of Duddy vs Lyell.
On Saturday, January 16, 2010 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kassim Ouma lost a NABF/WBO NABO light middleweight title fight to Vanes Martirosyan (27-0-0, 17 KOs) by 10-round unanimous decision. Although the scores were 92-97, 93-97 and 93-97 the fight was much closer than that and many felt Ouma won. Ouma was the aggressor and controlled the fight and also scored a knockdown in round nine. The bout headlined the debut telecast of the new Top Rank Live boxing series on Fox Sports Net/Fox Sports Espanol.