1. Kassim Ouma was born on 12 December 1978 and is a Ugandan professional boxer.
14 Facts About Kassim Ouma
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Kassim Ouma held the IBF junior middleweight title from 2004 to 2005, and has challenged twice for a world middleweight title in 2006 and 2011.
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Kassim Ouma made the Ugandan national boxing team and was selected to fight at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, but did not attend due to financial difficulties.
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Kassim Ouma later won the International Boxing Federation Junior Middleweight world title.
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Kassim Ouma is a former champion and top-level contender in the Light Middleweight division.
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Kassim Ouma has quality wins against Jason Papillion, Juan Carlos Candelo, and Verno Phillips, his second win against whom earned him the IBF Light Middleweight title.
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Kassim Ouma successfully defended his championship with a twelve-round unanimous decision against Kofi Jantuah of Ghana.
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Kassim Ouma later lost this title in a unanimous decision defeat against Roman Karmazin, a bout in which Kassim Ouma was put to the canvas twice.
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Since the Karmazin bout, Kassim Ouma has remained active in the Light Middleweight division, earning three wins, two by knockout.
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On May 6,2006 Kassim Ouma defeated Marco Antonio Rubio by split decision despite being knocked down in the first round.
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Kassim Ouma returned to the ring with an impressive win over undefeated fellow southpaw Sechew Powell August 5,2006.
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Kassim Ouma lost the middleweight title shot against Jermain Taylor on Dec 9,2006.
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Taylor's power and well-timed clenches kept Kassim Ouma from throwing as many punches as he usually does.
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On September 25,2010, Kassim Ouma stopped Joey Gilbert in the 6th round of their 10-round bout for the vacant NABA middleweight title at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.