Kimbo Slice Quits Boxing, Joins Pro Wrestling in Japan

Kimbo Slice Quits Boxing, Joins Pro Wrestling in Japan

Kimbo Slice Quits Boxing, Joins Pro Wrestling in Japan

Kimbo Slice Quits Boxing, Joins Pro Wrestling in Japan
Former UFC heavyweight Kimbo Slice has abandoned plans to continue his fighting career in boxing and has instead joined Japan's Inoki Genome Federation pro wrestling tournament on Feb. 5, where he'll face a former sumo wrestler.

Former UFC heavyweight Kimbo Slice has abandoned plans to continue his fighting career in boxing and has instead joined Japan’s Inoki Genome Federation pro wrestling tournament on Feb. 5, where he’ll face former sumo wrestler Wakakirin Shinichi.

“[Slice left the boxing training camp] due to some various injuries and to go film The Scorpion King. Upon his return, he didn’t show me any interest in boxing, so we just decided for right now to put it to the side,” Slice’s former promote Jared Shaw told MMAFighting.

The Feb. 5 show also includes Strikeforce’s Josh Barnett, who faces Brett Rogers in the opening ro...


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