Shadowboxing: True Crime in Combat Sports

Episode 5: Joe Son


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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.

 

Sources:

 

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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Shadowboxing: True Crime in Combat SportsBy Amy Kaplan