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

(1979-12-17) 17 December 1979 (age 44)
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Other namesEl Diablo ("The Devil")
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins17
Wins by KO4
Losses7
Draws2

Professional career

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Born 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

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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

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  1. ^ "John Murray v Karim El Ouzghari European Lightweight Title Fight Preview". Bettingpro. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ "John Murray retains European lightweight title". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ Sukachev, Alexey (20 April 2013). "Sergey Fedchenko, Akexander Ustinov Win in Ukraine". BoxingScene. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ 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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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Hoang Sang Nguyen
Spanish lightweight champion
19 February 2010 – March 2012
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Emiliano Casal