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Jermain Taylor, 28, is one of boxing’s brightest stars and one of Arkansas’ most popular athletes. The fight with Ouma will mark his first defense in his home state. He won the title by defeating the legendary middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins on July 16, 2005, and repeated the win in the rematch on December 3, 2005.
Taylor is known as much for his quiet charm and rugged good looks as he is for his boxing skill, but he’s developed one of the game’s most impressive resumes. He won a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics after becoming the first Arkansas ever to compete in the Olympics.
He quickly showed his amateur success was no fluke, reeling off seven consecutive wins, including five knockouts, in his first year alone as a pro. But he’ll face one of his most difficult challenges in Ouma, who is a former world title holder and is noted as one of the most active fighters in the business. Ouma consistently sets records for punch outputs and routinely throws more than 100 punches a round.
The Jermain Taylor vs. Kasim Ouma 12 round main event is being promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Golden Boy Promotions and Peltz Boxing on December 9th at Alltel Arena in North Little Rock.
Tickets are priced at $650, $500, $300, $200, $150, $125, $75, $45, & $25 for Students Under age 18, Seniors & Active Military. Tickets are available through the Alltel Arena Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets (501-975-7575) and Online at www.ticketmaster.com.
The bout will be aired on HBO’s World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00PM (ET) / 9:00PM (CT) / 7:00PM (PT).
