Karim El Ouazghari Explained

Karim El Ouazghari
Nickname:El Diablo ("The Devil")
Weight:
Height:1.74 m
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:17 December 1979
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Style:Orthodox
Total:26
Wins:17
Ko:4
Losses:7
Draws:2

Karim El Ouazghari El Boazzati (born 17 December 1979) is a Spanish former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2015. He held the Spanish lightweight title from 2010 to 2012, and challenged once for the EBU European lightweight title in 2011.

Professional career

Born in Spain to Moroccan parents,[1] El Ouazghari made his professional debut on 6 October 2006, winning a four-round unanimous decision (UD) over Sento Martinez, who also debuted. On 2 April 2011, El Ouazghari fought for the European lightweight title against undefeated champion John Murray. In what was described as a "sluggish" and "laboured" performance by Murray, El Ouazghari went on to lose via UD but redeemed himself by putting up a tough fight.[2] Further attempts to win regional titles resulted in losses to Serhiy Fedchenko on 20 April 2013 (UD),[3] Kevin Mitchell on 14 December 2013 (ninth-round stoppage),[4] Stephen Ormond on 4 April 2014 (fifth-round stoppage), and Artem Haroyan on 13 November 2015 (second-round stoppage).

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26Loss17–7–2Artem HaroyanTKO2 (12)13 Nov 2015
25Win17–6–2Miklos SzilagyiPTS620 Jun 2015
24Loss16–6–2Félix VerdejoTKO4 (8), 13 Dec 2014
23Loss16–5–2Stephen OrmondTKO5 (10), 4 Apr 2014
22Win16–4–2Santos MedranoUD415 Feb 2014
21Loss15–4–2Kevin MitchellTKO9 (12), 14 Dec 2013
20Loss15–3–2Serhiy FedchenkoUD1220 Apr 2013
19Win15–2–2Michael EscobarUD630 Nov 2012
18Win14–2–2Jose Antonio ElizabethUD86 Jul 2012
17Win13–2–2Matias GarciaUD625 Nov 2011
16Win12–2–2Johnny AntequeraUD621 Oct 2011
15Loss11–2–2John MurrayUD122 Apr 2011
14Win11–1–2Jorge LohobaUD1012 Nov 2010
13Win10–1–2Armando CandelKO2 (8)21 May 2010
12Win9–1–2Jesus Garcia Simon2 (10)19 Feb 2010
11Win8–1–2Fernando GuevaraTKO4 (6)11 Jul 2009
10Win7–1–2Euclides EspitiaUD614 Nov 2008
9Win6–1–2Gabriel ValenciaTKO4 (6)26 Jul 2008
8Loss5–1–2Daniel Rasilla4 (10)26 Apr 2008
7Draw5–0–2Jesus Garcia SimonPTS68 Feb 2008
6Draw5–0–1Felix Soria623 Nov 2007
5Win5–0Alex BoneUD420 Jul 2007
4Win4–0Veselin Dimitrov VasilevUD44 May 2007
3Win3–0Juan Zapata49 Feb 2007
2Win2–0Marques GilUD41 Dec 2006
1Win1–0Sento Martinez46 Oct 2006

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bettingpro.com/category/boxing/john-murray-v-karim-el-ouzghari-european-lightweight-title-fight-preview-2011040100252/ "John Murray v Karim El Ouzghari European Lightweight Title Fight Preview"
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9445025.stm "John Murray retains European lightweight title"
  3. Sukachev, Alexey (20 April 2013). "Sergey Fedchenko, Akexander Ustinov Win in Ukraine". BoxingScene. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. Norman, Adam (15 December 2013). "Kevin Mitchell looked sharp as he beat Karim El Ouazghari at the ExCel Arena". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 3 May 2016.