Kimbo Slice
| Kimbo Slice | |
|---|---|
Kimbo Slice in December 2007
|
|
| Born | Kevin Ferguson February 8, 1974 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Died | June 6, 2016 (aged 42) Margate, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | Bahamian-American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg; 16.7 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 77.0 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Shoot fighting, Judo, Brawling, |
| Fighting out of | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Years active | 2007–2011, 2015–2016 (MMA) 2011–2014 (Boxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University |
University of Miami Bethune-Cookman University |
| Children | 6 |
| Notable relatives | Rhadi Ferguson |
| Notable school(s) | Miami Palmetto High School |
| Website | http://www.kimbo305.com/ |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
|
|
|
Kevin Ferguson (February 8, 1974 – June 6, 2016), better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-born American mixed martial artist, boxer and occasional actor. He became noted for mutual combat street fights which were spread across the Internet, leading Rolling Stone to call him "The King of the Web Brawlers".
Slice left the underground fighting scene and signed a professional contract with EliteXC in 2007. Slice competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, where he lost in his first fight to series winner Roy Nelson. In his UFC debut, Slice defeated Houston Alexander in The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights finale. From January 2015 until his death in June 2016, Slice was under contract with Bellator MMA.
Ferguson was born in Nassau, Bahamas, but moved to the United States as a child, growing up in Cutler Ridge, Florida. Ferguson was raised with his two brothers by mother Rosemary Clarke. He went to Bel-Air Elementary School, where Ferguson was reportedly involved in his first fight at 13 as he tried to defend a friend. Ferguson continued his studies at Cutler Ridge Middle School and later attended Richmond Heights Middle School. He attended Miami Palmetto High School, where he was the star middle linebacker. In 1992, his house in Perrine, Florida was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew, forcing him to live in his 1987 Nissan Pathfinder for a month.
For college, he attended both Bethune-Cookman University and the University of Miami, where he held an athletic scholarship and studied criminal justice. He was there for a year and a half. In 1997, he had a tryout with the Miami Dolphins and was part of the pre-season squad but was unable to secure a spot on the first team. Slice's cousin is United States judoka Rhadi Ferguson.
...
Wikipedia