Rick Ross stirred up boxing drama by tagging Claressa Shields and Papoose on Instagram, pushing for a $15 million battle with Laila Ali.
Rick Ross jumped into the center of a brewing boxing saga on Wednesday (August 13) by tagging Claressa Shields and her associate Papoose on Instagram Tales, urging a high-stakes battle between Shields and Laila Ali to really occur.
Rozay’s social media nudge got here simply hours after Ali addressed the $15 million supply Shields floated for a possible bout.
Shields wasted no time firing again at Ross’ submit with a jab of her personal, writing, “@TheRealLailaAli is scared Boss!!!”
Ali, throughout an look on Good Day DC earlier that day, clarified her stance on the rumored comeback.
Whereas she acknowledged beforehand saying it might take $15 to $20 million to even take into account lacing up the gloves once more, she made it clear she didn’t provoke the back-and-forth.
“She inserted herself into the dialog,” Ali mentioned, referring to Shields.
Ali defined that she hasn’t responded to Shields straight as a result of “that’s not my focus proper now.” She additionally revealed she’s at present weighing “a number of affords” within the $15 million vary.
Although she didn’t rule out the opportunity of going through Shields, Ali mentioned she’s nonetheless mulling over the concept.
“I’m excited about it,” she mentioned. “Very quickly the world will know my reply to that intimately.” She added that she’s intentionally stayed quiet in regards to the chatter surrounding the battle. “I name the pictures. I do what I wish to do, how I wish to do it.”
Ali acknowledged the excitement across the potential matchup however reminded viewers that she’s been out of the ring for practically 20 years.
Between elevating a household and operating a enterprise, she mentioned any choice to return to boxing would want severe thought.
Later, she posted a clip from the interview on Instagram and doubled down within the caption: “I’ve NOT given a solution both method as as to whether I’ll or gained’t be popping out of retirement to field once more….AND nobody from my workforce has given any response about MY PLANS going ahead. Don’t imagine the hype!”
In the meantime, Rick Ross just lately walked Claressa Shields to victory forward of her dominant displaying in opposition to Lani Daniels final month.
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