MIAMI, Okla. —
Kimbo Slice scored a four-round unanimous decision against fitness trainer Charles Hackmann in a professional boxing match Friday night at Buffalo Run Casino.
The fight was the third for Slice, a former mixed martial arts competitor who turned to pro boxing last August. His first two matches, including his debut against James Wade at Buffalo Run, ended in first-round knockouts.
Hackmann, 25, told World Boxing News that the match was just his second professional bout.
“I’m new to boxing and still learning — but he hits like a truck and he is one tough dude,” Hackmann said after the bout that was scored for Slice. “I believe that he has got a long way still and he is also new to the sport but boxing is different and a fight against the likes of the Klitschko brothers is probably way too tough for him.”
Video from the bout showed Slice stagger backward into a neutral corner after being hit by Hackmann in the second round.
Slice, 37, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, knocked out Tay Bledsoe in the first round on Oct. 15 in Grand Island, Neb. The fight was Slice’s second as a pro boxer.
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Kimbo Slice (right) lands a left to the face of Charles Hackman during their heavyweight fight at Buffalo Run Casino.
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December 31, 2011
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