Jermain Taylor To Face Kassim Ouma

By Mark Vester

It appears the pay-per-view rematch between middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and challenger Winky Winky has fallen apart, and Taylor has decided to go with fomer junior middleweight champion Kassim Ouma. Wright was offered a guarantee of $5-million, which was not enough to make the fight happen.

The Associated Press reports that the fight will take place on December 9 at Alltel Arena in North Little Rock. The fight will be televised live on HBO.

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HBO has a date of December 2 reserved for Wright, who may face former welterweight champion Ike Quartey.

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