Kevin Ferguson AKA Kimbo Slice became an internet phenomenon when videos of him knocking out mean guys in street brawls were plastered on YouTube.
He left the underground fighting scene to become a mixed-martial arts fighter for EliteXC where he won his first four fights before getting knocked out by Seth Petruzelli in only 14 seconds.
He then competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights where he lost in his first fight to eventual winner, Roy Nelson.
In his UFC debut, Slice defeated Houston Alexander in the The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights finale, but lost in his second UFC fight to Matt Mitrione at UFC 113.
Realizing he was not really cut for MMA, Kimbo decided to venture into into professional boxing.
Given a new leash on his fighting career, he showed the stuff that made him an underground legend when on his boxing debut against James Wade, he put his opponent to sleep in only 17 seconds.
Watch the knockout video below:
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August 14th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Pretty cool. Didn’t know he started pro boxing.
Or is that amateur?
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ark Reply:
August 14th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
This is Kimbo’s professional boxing debut. He first became famous for fighting in underground street brawls before he tried his hand at mixed-martial arts where he has a 4-3 win-loss record.
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