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On November 13, 1982, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini defended his WBA lightweight title against South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim in Las Vegas, Nevada. The match was a...
First, on September 15, 1983, he beat Peruvian challenger Orlando Romero by a knockout in nine rounds at Madison Square Garden to achieve a lifelong dream of fighting in that building, and then after a November 25 tune-up bout in which he defeated Johnny Torres by first-round knockout in his return to the Caesar's Palace hotel in Las ...
19 de abr. de 2020 · 3 min read. Share: Follow Us. November 13, 1982. It’s a day that lives in sports infamy. It’s the day American boxer Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini defended his WBA lightweight title against the No. 1 defender, Duk Koo Kim from South Korea. It’s the day a boxing match would change numerous lives and the sport forever.
Kim carried a 17–1–1 professional record into the Mancini fight and had won 8 bouts by KO before flying to Las Vegas as the world's number 1 challenger to world lightweight champion Mancini. However, he had fought outside of South Korea only once before, in the Philippines.
17 de sept. de 2012 · “But I never took a step back.” The elder Mancini had been a No. 1 contender in the abundantly talented lightweight division. But his dream of a title shot ended Nov. 10, 1944, near the French...
28 de ene. de 2016 · Highlights of the former Lightweight champion. Ray Mancini - Is a retired American boxer. He held the World Boxing Association lightweight championship from 1982 to 1984. Mancini inherited his...
13 de nov. de 2013 · On 13 November 1982, reigning WBA lightweight world champion, Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini was due to defend his title against challenger, the South Korean Kim Deuk-koo. In Mancini's words it...
