Shadowboxing: True Crime in Combat Sports
Shadowboxing: True Crime in Combat Sports
Podcast Description
Shadowboxing: True Crime in Combat Sports is hosted by veteran MMA reporter, Amy Kaplan. Each episode features true crime stories which involve combat sports.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of violence, crime, and tragedy within the realm of combat sports, featuring episodes that examine the stories of athletes affected by criminal acts. For example, the first episode explores the tragic shooting of young boxer Mylik Birdsong and its implications, while also covering the controversial life of UFC champion Jon Jones, delving into his legal troubles and personal demons.
Shadowboxing: True Crime in Combat Sports is hosted by veteran MMA reporter, Amy Kaplan. Each episode features true crime stories which involve combat sports.
In this episode of Shadowboxing: True Crime in Combat Sports, we dive into the disturbing crimes of Joe Son — a former actor best known for his role in Austin Powers and a former mixed martial artist who once stepped into the UFC Octagon. Behind the Hollywood appearances and fight career was a dark and violent past that would eventually come to light in shocking fashion. This true crime story uncovers the rise and fall of Joe Son, and the harrowing reality of the victim left in his wake.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXvi68HKE0Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4vu4zl1G5Q
https://web.archive.org/web/20180820075421/http://orangecountyda.org/civica/press/display.asp?layout=2&Entry=2524
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdLSWs9XRSY
https://www.foxnews.com/story/austin-powers-actor-charged-in-unsolved-gang-rape
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joseph-hyungmin-son-austi_n_1005902
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