Roman Alexandrovich Karmazin (born January 2, 1973) is a Russian former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
. He held the
IBF Light Middleweight title.
Professional career
Karmazin suffered his first loss in 2002, a twelve-round decision against
Javier Castillejo of Spain in Castiliejo's hometown. His only draw came early in his career in an eight-round fight against Javier Martinez in
Avilés, Spain. Karmazin also has a no-contest against former title contender Jason Papillion. The 2004 bout was halted when Papillion was cut by an accidental
headbutt
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in the fourth round.
In 2004, Karmazin outworked
Keith Holmes to a majority decision in an IBF title eliminator.
A consistent puncher, Karmazin won the IBF Light Middleweight championship through steady work that led to a lopsided unanimous decision over Kassim Ouma. On July 8, 2006, nearly a year after his last fight, Karmazin lost his title to
Cory Spinks
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.
Karmazin's corner includes world-class trainer
Freddie Roach
Frederick Steven Roach (born March 5, 1960) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Roach is widely regarded as one of the best boxing trainers of all time. He is the enduring boxing coach of the eight-division world champio ...
.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
References
External links
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Official siteFilmed interview
2010-03-19
Quotes
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1973 births
Living people
Russian male boxers
People from Kuznetsk
Light-middleweight boxers
Middleweight boxers
World light-middleweight boxing champions
European Boxing Union champions
International Boxing Federation champions
Sportspeople from Penza Oblast