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Getting paid to be hit is one thing. Getting killed is something else. Duffy Dombrowski is an upstate New York social worker ? and professional sparring partner. He's just accepted a dream job: chief sparring partner for Russian heavyweight contender Boris Rusakov ? in Las Vegas In Sin City with his obstinate basset hound and four buddies, however, Duffy learns that Vegas ? and Boris ? have a dark side, and before he knows it, his trip turns into a nightmare. Treated like a piece of meat by Boris's Russian mafia backers, Duffy befriends a crew of Mexican boxers at the gym. And when he saves one of their sisters from Boris's clutches, the ensuing fistfight leaves Duffy at a perilous brink. Now the Russian mafia's chasing Duffy, a serial killer's on the loose, and only with help from a surprising source does Duffy have a fighter's chance of coming out alive.
Synopsis
Duffy Dombrowski just accepted a dream job: chief sparring partner for Russian heavyweight contender Boris Rusakov in Vegas. His obstinate basset hound, Al, and a few friends join Duffy for the ride--but before Duffy knows it, his trip turns into a nightmare. Someone's killing local Mexican workers, friends and relatives of Duffy's gym buddies. And to make matters worse, Duffy's got Boris's Russian mobster pals chasing him with murder on their minds.
Quirky characters, rapid-fire dialogue, and nonstop action propel The Vegas Knockout into the sphere of gritty thrillers that hit with astonishing power.