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Former light-middleweight champion Karmazin retires

Phil D. Jay
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.

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