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By Scott Shaffer
15/07/2005
Roman Karmazin W12 Kassim Ouma... It turned out to be a night "Made In Hell" for Kassim Ouma as Roman Karmazin lived up to his nickname to take the IBF junior middleweight title from the highly regarded Ouma. Although Karmazin was not really a known commodity in America, experts knew he was not to be taken lightly (he entered the bout rated #7 by Boxingtalk). The third round was pivotal as Kramazin knocked Ouma down twice in the first minute, and arguably a third time, although it was officially counted as a slip. Ouma survived the third and fought competitively the rest of the way, but Karmazin took the fight to the man that most junior middleweights have avoided like the Ebola virus. The official scores were 118-108, 117-109 and 116-110. At 32 years old, it took a while, but Karmazin has finally fulfilled the glowing reports coming out of his native Russia and must now be considered an A level fighter. He is now 25-1-1 with the loss and the draw both coming in Spain, a nation notorious for hometown decisions. The loss came against Javier Castillejo in 2002, the draw vs. now-retired Javier Martinez in 1996. source: Boxeo De Oro on HBO Latino
