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By Jake Donovan - You won't find a more happy-go-lucky character in the sport than Kassim "The Dream" Ouma. For years, his youthful nature was as evident in his fighting style as it was in his out of the ring demeanor.
And why not? He was living out the childhood that was stolen from him the moment he was removed from his family and forced to serve in the Ugandan Army as a child. He was also rapidly emerging as a major player in the junior middleweight division.
Simply put, Kassim was living a dream, in and out of the ring. In back-to-back fights, Ouma made his Showtime and HBO televised debuts, winning his first alphabet title on the former, before successfully defending three months later on the latter.
As lineal junior middleweight champ Winky Wright had his eye on the middleweight division, Ouma was being held as the successor to the throne. That was until he ran into Roman Karmazin in 2005, suffering two knockdowns in a lopsided decision loss. [details]
And why not? He was living out the childhood that was stolen from him the moment he was removed from his family and forced to serve in the Ugandan Army as a child. He was also rapidly emerging as a major player in the junior middleweight division.
Simply put, Kassim was living a dream, in and out of the ring. In back-to-back fights, Ouma made his Showtime and HBO televised debuts, winning his first alphabet title on the former, before successfully defending three months later on the latter.
As lineal junior middleweight champ Winky Wright had his eye on the middleweight division, Ouma was being held as the successor to the throne. That was until he ran into Roman Karmazin in 2005, suffering two knockdowns in a lopsided decision loss. [details]
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