MANILA, Philippines — Korean fighter Kim Duk Koo was only 27 when he died from injuries five days after suffering a 14th-round knockout loss to Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini in a WBA lightweight ...
Headgear was first introduced to boxing at the Los Angeles Games in 1984 after South Korean fighter Kim Duk-Koo died in a Technical Knockout defeat to Ray Mancini. Olympic Boxing has long been an ...