Sturm vs Ouma in Negotiations For 2011, Says Kassim

By Mark Vester

According to former 154-pound champion Kassim Ouma, there are ongoing negotiations to have him fight Felix Sturm in 2011. Ouma is coming off his biggest win in quite some time. He moved up to middleweight and stopped the much bigger Joey Gilbert in six rounds. Ouma told Uganda's The Vision, that his promoters, Nevada-based Let’s Get it On Promotions, are discussing the fight with Sturm's team. Sturm is the WBA's "super champion" at 160-pounds.

“My promotion team has granted me a world title shot next year,” Ouma told the paper. “At the moment the negotiations to challenge Sturm are on. I want to return to the top of the world where I used to belong.”