Karim El Ouazghari
| Karim El Ouazghari | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Karim El Ouazghari El Boazzati |
| Nickname(s) | El Diablo ("The Devil") |
| Rated at |
Lightweight Light-welterweight |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born |
17 December 1979 Barcelona, Spain |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |
Karim El Ouazghari El Boazzati (born 17 December 1979) is a Spanish professional boxer.[1] He is a former Spanish lightweight champion and has challenged once for the European lightweight title.
Professional career
Born in Spain to Moroccan parents,[2] El Ouazghari made his professional debut on 6 October 2006, winning a four-round unanimous decision (UD) over Sento Martinez, who also debuted.[1] 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.[3] Further attempts to win regional titles resulted in losses to Serhiy Fedchenko on 20 April 2013 (UD),[4] Kevin Mitchell on 14 December 2013 (ninth-round stoppage),[5] Stephen Ormond on 4 April 2014 (fifth-round stoppage), and Artem Haroyan on 13 November 2015 (second-round stoppage).
Professional boxing record
| 26 fights, 17 wins (4 knockouts), 7 losses (5 knockouts), 2 draws[1] | ||||||||
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 26 | Loss | 17–7–2 | Artem Haroyan | TKO | 2 (12) | 13 Nov 2015 | Magma Arte & Congresos, Adeje, Canary Islands | For vacant WBA Continental lightweight title |
| 25 | Win | 17–6–2 | Miklos Szilagyi | PTS | 6 | 20 Jun 2015 | Club Entrana, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 24 | Loss | 16–6–2 | Félix Verdejo | TKO | 4 (8), 1:27 | 13 Dec 2014 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 23 | Loss | 16–5–2 | Stephen Ormond | TKO | 5 (10), 2:09 | 4 Apr 2014 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | For WBO European lightweight title |
| 22 | Win | 16–4–2 | Santos Medrano | UD | 4 | 15 Feb 2014 | SFERIC Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain | |
| 21 | Loss | 15–4–2 | Kevin Mitchell | TKO | 9 (12), 2:07 | 14 Dec 2013 | ExCeL, London, England | For IBF Inter-Continental lightweight title |
| 20 | Loss | 15–3–2 | Serhiy Fedchenko | UD | 12 | 20 Apr 2013 | Palace of Sports "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv, Ukraine | For WBO European junior-welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 15–2–2 | Michael Escobar | UD | 6 | 30 Nov 2012 | Hotel Fira Congress, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | |
| 18 | Win | 14–2–2 | Jose Antonio Elizabeth | UD | 8 | 6 Jul 2012 | Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 17 | Win | 13–2–2 | Matias Garcia | UD | 6 | 25 Nov 2011 | Pabellón Municipal Joan Creus, Ripollet, Spain | |
| 16 | Win | 12–2–2 | Johnny Antequera | UD | 6 | 21 Oct 2011 | La Farga, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | |
| 15 | Loss | 11–2–2 | John Murray | UD | 12 | 2 Apr 2011 | York Hall, London, England | For European lightweight title |
| 14 | Win | 11–1–2 | Jorge Lohoba | UD | 10 | 12 Nov 2010 | Hotel Hesperia Tower, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | Retained Spanish lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 10–1–2 | Armando Candel | KO | 2 (8) | 21 May 2010 | Hotel FrontAir Congress, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain | |
| 12 | Win | 9–1–2 | Jesus Garcia Simon | KO | 2 (10) | 19 Feb 2010 | Cotxeres de Sants, Barcelona, Spain | Won vacant Spanish lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 8–1–2 | Fernando Guevara | TKO | 4 (6) | 11 Jul 2009 | Poliesportiu Municipal Bellvitge Sergio Manzano, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | |
| 10 | Win | 7–1–2 | Euclides Espitia | UD | 6 | 14 Nov 2008 | Pabellón Municipal Joan Creus, Ripollet, Spain | |
| 9 | Win | 6–1–2 | Gabriel Valencia | TKO | 4 (6) | 26 Jul 2008 | Centre Civic Casinet d'Hostafrancs, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 8 | Loss | 5–1–2 | Daniel Rasilla | TKO | 4 (10) | 26 Apr 2008 | Polideportivo Municipal, Revilla, Spain | For Spanish lightweight title |
| 7 | Draw | 5–0–2 | Jesus Garcia Simon | PTS | 6 | 8 Feb 2008 | Poliesportiu Fum d'Estampa, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | |
| 6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Felix Soria | PTS | 6 | 23 Nov 2007 | Civitavecchia, Italy | Pabellón Municipal Joan Creus, Ripollet, Spain |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Alex Bone | UD | 4 | 20 Jul 2007 | Poliesportiu Fum d'Estampa, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Veselin Dimitrov Vasilev | UD | 4 | 4 May 2007 | Pabellón Municipal Joan Creus, Ripollet, Spain | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Juan Zapata | PTS | 4 | 9 Feb 2007 | Poliesportiu Fum d'Estampa, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marques Gil | UD | 4 | 1 Dec 2006 | Poliesportiu Fum d'Estampa, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sento Martinez | UD | 4 | 6 Oct 2006 | Poliesportiu Fum d'Estampa, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain | Professional debut |
Titles in boxing
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regional titles | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Hoang Sang Nguyen |
Spanish lightweight champion 19 February 2010 – 2012 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Emiliano Casal |
References
- 1 2 3 Professional boxing record for Karim El Ouazghari from BoxRec. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "John Murray v Karim El Ouzghari European Lightweight Title Fight Preview". Bettingpro. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "John Murray retains European lightweight title". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Sukachev, Alexey (20 April 2013). "Sergey Fedchenko, Akexander Ustinov Win in Ukraine". BoxingScene. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ 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.
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