Ray Mancini knockout Deuk Koo Kim in the 14th round in a tough and close bout, but sadly Koo Kim suffered a serious cerebral hemorrhage and lapsed into a coma. After undergoing a 2 hour operation to remove a blood clot from his brain, he was placed on a respirator to keep him breathing. Kim died on November 17, five days after the fight. Since that fight, title fights were reduced to 12 rounds. This content is protected
My granddad watched this fight live was such a sad sight the fight was brutal kim fought his heart out rip kimmy! But regarding them reducing it to 12 rounds i mean come on man it has nothing to do with the amount of rounds we have had fighters suffer from serious career ending injuries in less rounds
Kim's mother killed herself grieving over her son and then the referee killed himself, too. Boxing's greatest tragedy,.
This also started a down spiral in endorsement deals for boxers and cable turning away from boxing. Guys like Mancini made most of their money from endorsements.
