Kassim Ouma
Statistics
Real name	Kassim Ouma
Nickname	The Dream
Weight	Light Middleweight
Nationality	Ugandan
Birth date	December 12, 1978
Birth place	Kampala, Uganda
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	24
Wins by KO	15
Losses	2
Draws	1
No contests	1

Kassim Ouma (born December 12, 1978) is a Ugandan boxer. Born into poverty, at the age of six he was kidnapped and forced to join the national resistance army and consequently did not see his family for five years. Ouma is the 7th of 13 children, which include 7 brothers and 5 sisters. Only 4 brothers are still alive. A weight division in professional boxing made popular in recent times by the likes of Thomas Hearns, Julian Jackson and Terry Norris, although the best that the division had to offer was probably lesser star Mike McCallum. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uganda. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Kampala Skyline Location of Kampala within Uganda. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Upon leaving the army, Ouma started boxing and amassed an amateur record of 62 wins and 3 losses. He 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. On a Ugandan national amateur team trip to the United States, Ouma decided to stay to undertake a career as a professional boxer to support his family in Uganada. Ouma won the International Boxing Federation, or IDF, world title. participants The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ...

Ironically, while in Uganda. he was never shot despite being in the army, but when he moved to America, he was shot twice in Florida on December 2002.

His father was beaten to death by the Ugandan Army as punishment for Ouma leaving Uganda. His family lives under constant threats in the African country. The Ouma dream is to provide a better life for his family outside of Uganda. World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...

Ouma is a former champion and top-level contender in the Light Middleweight division. He has quality wins against Jason Papillion, Juan Carlos Candelo, and Verno Phillips, his second win against whom earned him the IBF Light Middleweight title. Ouma successfully defended his championship with a twelve round unanimous decision against Kofi Jantuah of Ghana. Ouma later lost this title in an unanimous decision defeat against Roman Karmazin, a bout in which Ouma was put to the canvas twice. It was only the second defeat of his career. A weight division in professional boxing made popular in recent times by the likes of Thomas Hearns, Julian Jackson and Terry Norris, although the best that the division had to offer was probably lesser star Mike McCallum. ... International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of several boxing organisations. ... Roman Karmazin (born 2 January 1973 in Kuztniesk) is as of 2006 the IBF Light Middleweight champion of the world. ...

Since the Karmazin bout, Ouma has remained active in the Light Middleweight division, earning three wins, two by knockout. On May 6, 2006 Ouma defeated Marco Antonio Rubio by split decision despite being knocked down in the first round. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kassim returned to the ring with an impressive win over undefeated Sechew Powell August 5th, 2006. Powell is from Brooklyn, NY and the fight took place at the Theatre of Madison Square Garden. The official scorecards were 90-100, 93-97, and 94-96 all in favor of Kassim Ouma by unanimous decision. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...

A deal is in the works and expected to be announced very soon in which Kassim will move up to middleweight and face Jermain Taylor for the world title on Dec. 9th, 2006. It is expected to be part of a dual city main event broadcast by HBO. (08-18-2006)

References

• http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=019911
• http://www.kassimouma.com/
• http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=2679&more=1