by Fox Doucette Former IBF lightweight title challenger Ji-Hoon Kim (24-7, 18 KOs) kept the embers of his once-bright career alight in a unanimous decision victory, handing Uzbekistan native Alisher Rahimov (23-1, 12 KOs) his first defeat as a pro. In a snoozer of a co-feature, heavyweight Vincent Thompson (11-0, 2 KOs) pawed at Joell Godfrey (14-7-1, 6 KOs) for eight rounds … [Read more...]
Seoul Food on ESPN2 as Ji-Hoon Kim Headlines: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette The land of dog soup, Starcraft-as-religion, and women's golf champions, South Korea, has its pugilistic native son Ji-Hoon Kim (23-7, 18 KOs) in action against Alisher Rahimov (23-0, 12 KOs) of Uzbekistan in a lightweight contest headlining ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. The co-featured events are twofold, an unusual combination of a six- and eight-rounder since … [Read more...]