KASSIM “The Dream” Ouma’s thirst for another world title shot has driven him into in a heavier division.
The former IBF light middleweight champion is likely to take on seasoned Australian middleweight Sam Soliman in his next fight.
“If the two boxers have their way, the bout will get made shortly and boxing fans can sit back and enjoy a non-stop puncharama,” said an official in the Ouma camp T. M. Slainte.
Soliman, 31(12kos) 8-0, lost to former WBC light middleweight champion Winky Wright in a WBC/IBF title eliminator in December after a 19-fight winning streak.
He was scheduled to face current middleweight king Jermain Taylor next but the fight could be delayed to pave way for his show down with Ouma (right).
Ouma, who lost the IBF light middleweight title to Russian Roman Karmazin last year, desperately wants another title shot.
“I’ve proved I’m back with two knockouts over Freddie Cuevas and Francisco Mora, two guys that don’t get knocked out. They say Soliman has never been knocked out either. So I guess I’ll have to keep the streak going,” Ouma was quoted as saying.
Ouma and Soliman provide a mouth watering contest. Both fighters have their names in the record books for unleashing punches in bunches.
Ouma landed a mind numbing 382 head shots in an eighth round demolition of Francisco Mora in his last bout. He also threw a record breaking 1,331 punches in his September 2001 10-round decision over Verno Phillips.
In his first world title defense against Kofi Jantuah, Ouma landed a middleweight record 502 punches.
Soliman entered the Winky Wright fight as a little-known Australian.
But the Aussie proved to be surprisingly game and durable in throwing an unending stream of punches at Wright in losing a hard-fought, close decision in December.
The wildly unorthodoxed rough tough Soliman never stopped swinging at Winky and raised his value by proving his endless energy and solid chin against the division’s best tactician.
