Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBN Editor
Russian bows out at 39
Roman Karmazin has announced his official retirement from boxing after
initially retiring following his 2010 IBF middleweight title eliminator loss to
Daniel Geale.
The 39 year-old US-based Russian made a brief comeback in
2011, losing to Osumanu Adama in October and has now signalled the end of a
career that saw ‘Made in Hell’ claim the IBF light-middleweight title briefly
in 2005 before surrendering it to Cory Spinks.
“I tried to return, but nothing came of it,” Karmazin told sportbox.ru.
“I am growing too old for boxing and I see that it is better
for me not to, so why should I attempt to expose the nerves of my fans?
“Of course, I could still earn good money in the sport, but
why risk the rest of your health?”
Karmazin fought 48 times in his fifteen-year professional
career, losing just five times and held the European title on two occasions at
154lb before ending his run at middleweight.