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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...
Apr 19, 2020 · 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.
Nov 6, 2012 · SEOUL — Thirty years ago this month, South Korean boxer Kim Duk-Koo entered a Las Vegas ring for a world championship bout that would end with his death, trigger at least one suicide and change the sport forever.
Apr 27, 1987 · Though he had won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight title at the time of his death, people do not speak of Duk Koo Kim as one of his country's great boxers. They remember...
Apr 11, 1983 · Frank Deford. TABLE OF CONTENTS. ORIGINAL LAYOUT. Duk Koo Kim died in Las Vegas on Nov. 17 of brain injuries he suffered in a fight with Boom Boom Mancini four days before. Kim's death...
Kim Duk-koo ( Korean: 김득구; born Lee Deok-gu, 이덕구; July 29, 1955 – November 18, 1982) was a South Korean boxer who died after fighting in a world championship boxing match against Ray Mancini. His death sparked reforms aimed at better protecting the health of boxers, including reducing the number of rounds in championship bouts ...
Nov 25, 2013 · 267K views 9 years ago. Subscribe to BBC News / bbcnews 31 years ago Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini boxed South Korean Kim Deuk-koo for the WBA lightweight belt. Deuk-koo suffered fatal injuries...
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