Episode 2: Mylik Birdsong plus UPDATE on Jon Jones cover art

Episode 2: Mylik Birdsong plus UPDATE on Jon Jones

Episode 2: Mylik Birdsong plus UPDATE on Jon Jones

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In this episode of Shadowboxing: True Crime in Combat Sports, we explore the tragic story of Mylik Birdsong — a promising young boxer whose dreams were derailed by a deadly act of violence. What led to the fatal shooting outside of his mother's Los Angeles home? And will his killers ever be brought to justice?

We also bring you the latest developments in the ongoing legal saga of former UFC champion Jon Jones.

SOURCES:

https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/7/10/24465374/jon-jones-hit-new-charge-duplicate-charge-related-car-accident-in-february-attorney-files-to-dismiss

https://people.com/welterweight-boxing-champion-mylik-birdsong-dies-los-angeles-drive-by-shooting-8720799

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/shooting-leaves-pro-boxer-dead-in-south-los-angeles/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275214546/mylik-birdsong
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