Kimbo Slice; From Street Fighter to Superstar
Rumors of a Tyson vs. Slice fight have been all over the internet, and since we all know who Mike Tyson is, I thought I'd give you some information about Kimbo Slice. Kimbo Slice is probably the most infamous youtube street-fighter there is.
Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson began his career as a street-fighter in Miami, Florida. He became famous after airing his street fights on youtube, some of which received over 3 million views. One of his most famous fights "Kimbo vs. Adryan" has been viewed 2,197,142 times.
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Kimbo has now left street-fighting behind him and is working on a career as a professional MMA fighter. He has been training with retired MMA fighter Bas Rutt and made his MMA debut on June 23, 2007 at the Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5 in Atlantic City. Kimbo fought WBO heavyweight Champion Ray Mercer and won the fight in 1 minute 12 seconds by submission.
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In October 2007 Kimbo signed a deal with Proelite. His debut fight with Proelite was on November 10, 2007 on EliteXc. Kimbo fought Bo Cantrell and won by submission, 19 seconds into the first round. His next match, "Kimbo vs. Tank Abbott," was the main event at Proelite's Feburary 16, 2008 EliteXC: Street Certified. Kimbo beat Abbott in 43 seconds by KO.
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Kimbo Slice will enter the ring again on May 31, 2008 to fight James 'Colossus' Thompson. The fight will air on CBS's Saturday Night Fights.
