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.
Karim El Ouazghari | |
|---|---|
| Born | Karim El Ouazghari El Boazzati 17 December 1979 Barcelona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Other names | El Diablo ("The Devil") |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |
Professional career
editBorn 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
edit| 26 fights | 17 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 5 |
| By decision | 13 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| 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 (Europe) lightweight title |
| 25 | Win | 17–6–2 | Miklos Szilagyi | PTS | 6 | 20 Jun 2015 | FC Barcelona, 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, 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 | 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 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Karim El Ouazghari from BoxRec (registration required)