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Notorious street fighter Kimbo Slice has died aged 42




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Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter whose internet popularity eventually lead into an international mixed martial arts career with worldwide fame, has died aged 42.

Slice, whose real name was Kevin Ferguson, was taken to a hospital in Margate, Florida, near his home Monday, Coral Springs Police Sgt Carla Kmiotek said.

The fighter’s death was confirmed by Mike Imber, his longtime manager. “We lost our brother today,” Imber said in a text message to the Associated Press.

The cause of death was still unknown. Kmiotek said there is no active police investigation, and no foul play is suspected.

His most famous underground fight was against an Irish/American cop named Sean Gannon who eventually beat the huge Slice in the Internet’s most watched street fighting video.

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