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Kimbo Slice warms up for Roy Jones Jr. against 100% KO artist namesake

Phil D. Jay 
WBN Editor

Ferguson seeks sixth heavyweight victory

Former Backyard Brawler Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson will tackle Howard Jones next Saturday night as a bout against former multi-weight word champion Roy Jones Jr. looms on the horizon.

Slice, 38, has been linked to a money-spinning clash against Jones Jr. in December, possibly in Jamaica or the USA, and should have no problem dispatching 40 year-old namesake Jones, who was dropped and stopped by Jesse Porter in 2009.

Kimbo blasted Porter out in just under 150 seconds in his last bout in May and an easy nights work is promised against a fighter who has been knocked out in four straight contests on the back of five KO victories in a row.

This is the fight that Ferguson recently told WBN that he wants to get out of the way before finalizing a defining contest against one-time pound for pound king Jones Jr. and for his sake, it should be one that his tackles with ease.

Promoter Gary Shaw has announced that contrary to reports, a heavyweight bout between the two would be a fully sanctioned and ranked contest and it is one that fight fans on both the boxing and MMA side of the fence have been licking their lips at in anticipation.

Next week’s bout at the Buffalo Run in Miami, Oklahoma should be a formality for the ex-UFC fighter and then fans can focus on what could become a reality between the two undoubted warriors in December.

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