Kassim “the dream” Ouma, a Ugandan professional boxer is finalising plans to take to the ring on June 1 against a Tanzanian boxer, who is yet to be confirmed, in a contest for the vacant Africa Boxing Union middleweight title in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.

The former IBF light-middleweight champion who is now training with Kenya’s Paul Otti, has since moved to Kenya and is reportedly expected to remain in Nairobi until the day of his fight.

According to Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC) secretary general Frankline “Kuka” Imbenzi, Ouma is in the East African nation to finalise plans for the bout to be promoted by Robert Tongoi.

“Its a great honour to have Kassim here with us. It’s good motivation and opportunity for our boxers to also get matches in the undercard bouts,” he told Kenya’s media, The Star.

“Matchmakers seem to have settled on a Tanzanian opponent who will be named soon,” he added.
 
Before Ouma’s brother Herman Wandera moved to Germany, the pugilist is reported to have been visiting Kenya regularly.
 
Ouma is currently the North American Boxing Association (NABA) middleweight champion and  boasts of wins against Jason Papillion, Juan Carlos Candelo, and Verno Phillips before he won the IBF light middleweight title.
 
He was born into poverty, before moving to America where he was shot twice in Florida in December 2002.
 
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 seventh of 13 children, which include 7 brothers and 5 sisters of which only four brothers are still alive.

Deputy Editor at Kawowo Sports. He is an aspiring Sport Psychologist.

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