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Kimbo Slice: 2nd pro outing weigh-in results and quotes


The official weigh-in for tomorrow’s “Rumble In The Heartland,” featuring Kimbo Slice, was held today.  Below are the official weights:

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (1-0, 1 KOs), Coral Springs, FL   244 LBS.
vs
Tay Bledsoe (2-3, 2 KOs), Omaha, NE   209 LBS.

Maurice “Freight Train” Byarm (12-0-1, 8 KOs), Washington D.C.   247 LBS.
vs.
Clinton Boldridge (9-16-1, 7 KOs), St. Joseph, MO   242 LBS.

Brandon “Pit Bull” Quintana (3-7, 3 KOs), Kearney, NE   135 LBS.
vs.
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.
vs.
Patrick Thompson (17-16-1, 7 KOs), Lincoln, NE   159 LBS.

Reuben Rodriguez (3-6, 0 KOs), Kearney, NY   163 LBS.
vs.
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”

Promoters:  Gary Shaw Productions & Legacy Communications

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.

Doors open at 6 PM with the first bout scheduled for 7 PM.  For additional information go online to www.GaryShawProductions.com orwww.HeartlandEventsCenter.com.

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