The official weigh-in for tomorrow’s “Rumble In The Heartland,” featuring Kimbo Slice, was held today. Kimbo Slice has been a street fighter, a YouTube sensation, an MMA fighter and a competitor on UFC’s reality show, and more. Now, he’s a professional fighter with 1 fight to his credit, a brutal knockout win, and he’s looking to continue that trend on Saturday night against his seemingly overmatched opponent. Below are the official weights:
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (1-0, 1 KOs), Coral Springs, FL 244 LBS.
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Tay Bledsoe (2-3, 2 KOs), Omaha, NE 209 LBS.
Maurice “Freight Train” Byarm (12-0-1, 8 KOs), Washington D.C. 247 LBS.
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Clinton Boldridge (9-16-1, 7 KOs), St. Joseph, MO 242 LBS.
Brandon “Pit Bull” Quintana (3-7, 3 KOs), Kearney, NE 135 LBS.
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Sook Suyajuck (2-6-1, 2 KOs), Kansas City, MO 134 LBS.
Abel “Truth Serum” Perry (15-5, 7 KOs), Colorado Springs, CO 158 LBS.
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Patrick Thompson (17-16-1, 7 KOs), Lincoln, NE 159 LBS.
Reuben Rodriguez (3-6, 0 KOs), Kearney, NY 163 LBS.
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Sean “Hollywood” Wilson (5-6, 1 KO), Cambridge, NE 166 LBS.
Fighter Quotes
Kimbo Slice: “The fight will only last as long as he can endure the pain.”
Tay Bledsoe: “It’s going to be a great night and I’m going to do my thing. I know (Kimbo) is a big guy and hits really hard. You’ll have to come out (tomorrow) and see what I have planned.”
Maurice Byarm: “I trained extremely hard for this fight and I am a fighter. When I get in the ring fans get a fight every time”
Tickets are priced at $220.00, $138.00, $45.00, $29.50 and $19.00 (plus fees) and available to purchase at the Heartland Events box office (Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4:30 PM), www.HeartlandEventsCenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
Will Kimbo Slice continue to make a splash with the beginning of his boxing career? You wouldn’t want to bet against it, as whether you like him or not, the one thing he certainly does have is plenty of power in those punches.
