Omar Sheika

Omar Sheika
Omar Sheika
Born	February 20, 1977 (age 47); Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight; Super middleweight
Height	6 ft (183 cm)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	44
Wins	32
Wins by KO	21
Losses	12

Omar Sheika (born February 20, 1977) is an American former professional boxer and multiple time super middleweight world title challenger. He is of Palestinian descent.

Raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Sheika attended Eastside High School^[1] and has been a resident of Woodland Park, New Jersey.^[2]

Amateur career

Sheika compiled a successful amateur career, capturing a National Middleweight Championship at National AAU Boxing Tournament in 1996.

Professional career

Sheika has enjoyed some success in his pro career. His first fight was against Billy James. Sheika won the fight by TKO on the second round. Sheika stayed undefeated for about a year.

Sheika was involved in ESPN Friday Night Fights "Fight of the Year" in both 2003 and 2004.

Sheika defeated now-imprisoned boxer James Butler in late 2004. Sheika also defeated future IBF light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson, who went on to defeat Antonio Tarver.

Omar Sheika won against Garrett Wilson on March 26, 2010, by a 4th-round TKO. On June 18, 2010, Omar continued his winning streak beating Jim Strohl by a 3rd-round TKO.

Sheika suffered his tenth career loss on October 15, 2010, against Adrian Diaconu, with Diaconu winning by unanimous decision after ten rounds of boxing despite Sheika flooring Diaconu with a right earlier in the fight.

On April 23, 2011, Omar lost by unanimous decision against Garrett Wilson after twelve rounds of boxing. The fight was for the vacant USBA Cruiserweight title.

On January 21, 2012, he beat Charles Hayward by unanimous decision over 10 rounds for his title belt, the inaugural "Bad and Mean" Cruiserweight title, though it was fought at the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds..

On April 27, 2012, Sheika fought Yusaf Mack, losing via unanimous decision. The fight was for the USBA Light Heavyweight title.

Professional boxing record

32 Wins (21 knockouts, 11 decisions), 12 Losses (4 knockouts, 8 decision) [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	32-12	Yusaf Mack	UD	12	27/04/2012	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey	IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	32-11	Anthony Ferrante	UD	10	24/02/2012	Harrah's Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania	99-90, 95-94, 99-90.
Win	31-11	Charles Hayward	MD	10	21/01/2012	Hamilton Manor, Hamilton, New Jersey	BAM Cruiserweight Title. 97-93, 95-95, 96-94.
Loss	30-11	Garrett "Ultimate Warrior" Wilson	UD	12	23/04/2011	Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey	IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title. 109-118, 109-118, 108-119.
Loss	30-10	Adrian Diaconu	UD	10	15/10/2010	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec	91-98, 92-97, 92-98.
Win	30-9	Jim Strohl	TKO	3	18/06/2010	Cedar Gardens, Hamilton, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the third round.
Win	29-9	Garrett "Ultimate Warrior" Wilson	TKO	4	26/03/2010	Hamilton Manor, Hamilton, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the fourth round.
Win	28-9	Theo Kruger	TKO	8	23/09/2009	Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire	Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the eighth round.
Loss	27-9	Roy Jones Jr.	TKO	5	21/03/2009	Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida	WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the fifth round.
Win	27-8	Tiwon Taylor	TKO	4	29/09/2007	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the fourth round.
Loss	26-8	Markus Beyer	UD	12	03/09/2005	International Congress Centrum, Charlottenburg, Berlin	WBC World Super Middleweight Title. 110-118, 112-116, 112-116.
Loss	26-7	Jeff Lacy	UD	12	04/12/2004	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada	IBF World Super Middleweight Title. 111-117, 113-115, 113-115.
Win	26-6	James "Harlem Hammer" Butler	SD	10	10/08/2004	Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey	96-94, 97-93, 94-96.
Win	25-6	Manu Ntoh	UD	10	15/06/2004	The Belvedere, Elk Grove Village, Illinois	98-92, 98-92, 97-93.
Win	24-6	Etianne Whitaker	KO	2	14/05/2004	Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	23-6	Scott Pemberton	TKO	10	23/01/2004	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut	IBU World/WBC NABF Super Middleweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the tenth round.
Loss	23-5	Scott Pemberton	SD	12	25/07/2003	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut	IBU World/WBC NABF Super Middleweight Titles. 113-114, 113-114, 116-111.
Loss	23-4	Eric Lucas	UD	12	06/09/2002	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec	WBC World Super Middleweight Title. 111-117, 111-117, 109-119.
Loss	23-3	Thomas Tate	RTD	4	05/10/2001	First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title/World Title Eliminator. Doctor called off the bout after the fourth round.
Win	23-2	Lionel Ortiz	TKO	7	08/06/2001	Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York
Win	22-2	Stephane Ouellet	TKO	2	07/04/2001	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada	Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the second round.
Win	21-2	Lloyd Bryan	TKO	1	24/11/2000	JFK High School, Paterson, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 2:47 of the first round.
Loss	20-2	Joe Calzaghe	TKO	5	12/08/2000	Wembley Conference Centre, Wembley, London	WBO World Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:08 of the fifth round.
Win	20-1	Glen "Road Warrior" Johnson	MD	10	02/06/2000	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	95-95, 96-93, 96-93.
Win	19-1	Simon "Mantequilla" Brown	UD	8	08/01/2000	The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico	80-72, 79-72, 78-73.
Win	18-1	Kevin Pompey	TKO	8	07/08/1999	Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	17-1	Demetrius Jenkins	TKO	3	14/05/1999	Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, Maryland	Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the third round.
Win	16-1	Anwar Oshana	TKO	3	22/01/1999	Carmichael's, Chicago, Illinois	Referee stopped the bout at 0:31 of the third round.
Win	15-1	Ray Domenge	KO	2	31/10/1998	Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss	14-1	Tony Booth	PTS	8	18/07/1998	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire	76-77.
Win	14-0	Toks Owoh	TKO	4	25/04/1998	Wales National Ice Rink, Cardiff	Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the fourth round.
Win	13-0	Paul Wesley	RTD	4	07/03/1998	Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire	Wesley retired after the fourth round.
Win	12-0	Demetrius Davis	MD	8	02/12/1997	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	11-0	Maurice Bruton	TKO	2	11/11/1997	War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the second round.
Win	10-0	Pat Pernsley	UD	6	28/10/1997	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	9-0	Chris Cuellar	TKO	2	07/10/1997	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	8-0	Tyrone Glover	UD	8	01/09/1997	Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Win	7-0	Sean Sample	TKO	1	29/07/1997	MSG Theater, New York City	Referee stopped the bout at 0:49 of the first round.
Win	6-0	Jose "Bert" Burgos	KO	1	24/06/1997	Argosy Festival Atrium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Burgos knocked out at 0:31 of the first round.
Win	5-0	Robert Doyle	TKO	2	03/06/1997	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	4-0	John James	UD	4	20/05/1997	Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Win	3-0	Maxime Belanger	TKO	2	06/05/1997	Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Win	2-0	Will McIntyre	UD	4	15/04/1997	West Orange, New Jersey
Win	1-0	Billy James	TKO	2	18/03/1997	IMA Sports Arena, Flint, Michigan	Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the second round.

References

^ "Sheika: With Velazquez in corner, fighter hopes for title", Herald News, September 3, 2005. Accessed March 20, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Sheika is 19-1 (13 KOs) overall when Velazquez is in his corner, and went 5-0 (4 KOs) when Velazquez was his head trainer from 1998-2000. The Eastside High School alum is 22-3 (14 KOs) with Naser in his corner, 3-2 (1 KO) with Naser as his head trainer."
^ Idec, Keith. "Sheika: Winning a belt means the world to me", Herald News, September 3, 2005. Accessed March 20, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Paterson native and West Paterson resident Omar Sheika will challenge World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Markus Beyer tonight at the ICC in Berlin."

External links

Boxing record for Omar Sheika from BoxRec (registration required)
Showtime Bio

[1] "Sheika: With Velazquez in corner, fighter hopes for title", Herald News, September 3, 2005. Accessed March 20, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Sheika is 19-1 (13 KOs) overall when Velazquez is in his corner, and went 5-0 (4 KOs) when Velazquez was his head trainer from 1998-2000. The Eastside High School alum is 22-3 (14 KOs) with Naser in his corner, 3-2 (1 KO) with Naser as his head trainer."

[2] Idec, Keith. "Sheika: Winning a belt means the world to me", Herald News, September 3, 2005. Accessed March 20, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Paterson native and West Paterson resident Omar Sheika will challenge World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Markus Beyer tonight at the ICC in Berlin."

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