Kassim Ouma Favorite to Beat Cornelius Bundrage

Kassim Ouma is the huge favorite to beat Cornelius Bundrage on March 28 in New York. (AP Images)

On Friday, March 28 in New York, former junior middleweight title holder Kassim Ouma (25-4-1, 15 KO's) is hoping to put his career back on track with a win over American Cornelius Bundrage (27-3, 16 KO's).

The fight is a must-win for Ouma, who lost the world title in July of 2005 to Russian Roman Karmazin (29-3-1, 21 KO's) then ended 2006 with a unanimous decision loss to Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) for the WBC and WBO middleweight titles.

More bad luck followed in 2007 for the fighter from Uganda as he lost his only fight of the year, dropping a split decision to Mexican Saul Roman (28-4-0, 24 KO's). The defeat moved him to 26th place in the WBC rankings.

Coming out of a two-month training camp in West Palm Beach, Fla., Ouma is looking to turn things around with a win over Bundrage, who won two bouts on the boxing reality series "The Contender" before losing a 10-round decision in the show's semifinals in 2006.

Ouma is currently the -600 favorite in the Bodog Sportsbook, while Bundrage is a +400 underdog.