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This is #squaredcircle101 where Sonny Illiano and Shoota discuss the sweet science of #boxing. You can also find it exclusive through the squared circle mobile app in Android and IOS. NEW shows every thursday.

Shoota & Sonny Illiano


    • May 27, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 198 EPISODES


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    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BABY SHOWER" Usyk vs Fury #198

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 43:08


    The king has fallen as we re-cap the Undisputed show down with Usyk vs Fury. How the heavyweight landscape is playing out. We discuss the depth of the lightweight division and discuss upcoming fights and the current state of boxing.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "POUND 4 POUND 2024" Canelo vs Mungia #197

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 61:54


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "POUND 4 POUND 2024" Canelo vs Mungia #197 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "MADE FOOLS OF ALL OF US" Haney vs Garcia #196

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 51:58


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "MADE FOOLS OF ALL OF US" Haney vs Garcia #196 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BOXING PORN" #195

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 66:13


    We recap some fights of the last couple weeks from Oscar Valdez to Tim Tszyu. We discuss some of these up and coming prospects. We also cover the current Rap beef going and make our picks for Haney vs Garcia.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BACK AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME" #194

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 60:59


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BACK AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME" #194 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "NEW YEAR, OLD SPORT" WILDER VS JOSHUA? #193

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 68:51


    We re-cap the fights from over the holidays. The rise and fall of the Bronze Bomber. Francis Ngannou cashing in on opportunity.

    Shoota & Sonny ILL "WHO IS THIS GUY?" HANEY VS PROGRAIS #192

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 65:18


    We are back with a holiday show giving you the gift entertainment. We speak on the Charlo and Benavidez brothers. Hear us discuss the Haney vs Prograis championship fight. Make sure you like, listen, subscribe and share.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill " BOXING CROSSOVER" FURY VS NGANNOU #191

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 53:17


    We witness the most entertaining boxing crossover experienced. Alot of people think Ngannou was robbed. Listen, like, subscribe and share.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "LION TAMER" CANELO VS CHARLO #190

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 59:25


    Our producer is back from vacation, so we back in the booth to break down boxing. We discuss the disappointing effort by Jermell. Great fight with Leigh Wood. Zurdo vs Joe Smith also make sure you tell a friend and subscribe.

    ALBUM FILLER

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 8:51


    It's exactly what the title states. This was a quick episode to touch base on the current events in boxing. A solo Sonny Ill show. Shoota will be back in the studio next show when we break down some of these match ups.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill " HEAVY HITTERS" #189

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 52:16


    We don't use the word robbery lightly but, this one to talk about. We recap some local fight card with the espn ones. Crawford and Spence get brought up again.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "HYPOTHETICALS" Episode #188

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 55:25


    It is exactly as titled, well kind of. We have a couple hypotheticals we give you. We recap the Navarette vs Valdez. We discuss Anthony Joshua return from his second loss to Usyk. We make are picks for this weekends fights.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill " BACK ON THE GRIND"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 58:30


    We back on the grind is exactly what it sounds like. We re-cap the Jake Paul fight card. We touch a little bit more on Crawford vs Spence. We make a couple fantasy picks and cover viral fight. Make sure you like and subscribe to the show.

    Shoota and Sonny Ill "Big Fish Small Pond" #186

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 44:28


    We back after 1 year lay off from having technical difficulties. We have to recap one of the biggest fights of our era, if not the biggest fight. Listen to the break down of Crawford vs Spence and the performance of both fighters. First session back in new studio at whithpodcast studio.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "PLAYING CATCH UP...AGAIN" #168

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 46:28


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "PLAYING CATCH UP...AGAIN" #168 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "CATCHING UP ON GOSSIP" #185

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 60:08


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "CATCHING UP ON GOSSIP" #185 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "CANELO THE GREAT HAS FALLEN" (BIVOL VS CANELO) #183

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 40:13


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "CANELO THE GREAT HAS FALLEN" (BIVOL VS CANELO) #183 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "NEW POUND 4 POUND LIST" (STEVENSON vs VALDEZ) #182

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 54:39


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "NEW POUND 4 POUND LIST" (STEVENSON vs VALDEZ) #182 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "THE PIKEY KING" (FURY vs WHYTE) #181

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 60:21


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "THE PIKEY KING" (FURY vs WHYTE) #181 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "DON'T LIE, TELL THE TRUTH" (SPENCE vs UGAS) #180

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 64:24


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "DON'T LIE, TELL THE TRUTH" (SPENCE vs UGAS) #180 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "WRITING ON THE WALL" (GGG,GARCIA, ROSADO, LUBIN) #179

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 51:59


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "WRITING ON THE WALL" (GGG,GARCIA, ROSADO, LUBIN) #179 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "NEVER THE SAME AGAIN" (BERCHELT, WARRINGTON) #178

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 57:44


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "NEVER THE SAME AGAIN" (BERCHELT, WARRINGTON) #178 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "I CAME HERE TO DIE!' #177

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 56:19


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "I CAME HERE TO DIE!' #177 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BACK TO THE FUTURE" (BROOK vs KHAN) #176

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 58:35


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BACK TO THE FUTURE" (BROOK vs KHAN) #176 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "2022" #175

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 44:58


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "2022" #175 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "DARK DAYS, BRIGHT NIGHTS" (FURY & STEVENSON) #172

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 63:50


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "DARK DAYS, BRIGHT NIGHTS" (FURY & STEVENSON) #172 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "FURY-WILDER PREVIEW" #172

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 26:55


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "FURY-WILDER PREVIEW" #172 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "NEW KING IN THE DIVISION" (USYK vs JOSHUA) #171

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 52:33


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "NEW KING IN THE DIVISION" (USYK vs JOSHUA) #171 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "PAC MAN RETIRES" #170

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 48:38


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "PAC MAN RETIRES" #170 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "TRASH CAN BOXING" (UGAS vs PAC, PAUL vs WOODLEY) #169

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 38:58


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "TRASH CAN BOXING" (UGAS vs PAC, PAUL vs WOODLEY) #169 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "SPENCE OUT, UGAS IN" #168

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 35:54


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "SPENCE OUT, UGAS IN" #168 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "GOTTA DO BETTER" (CHARLO vs COSTANO) #167

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 47:10


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "GOTTA DO BETTER" (CHARLO vs COSTANO) #167 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "PLAYING CATCH UP" #166

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 41:06


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "PLAYING CATCH UP" #166 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "POUND 4 POUND 2021" #165

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 67:27


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "POUND 4 POUND 2021" #165 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 2" #164

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 29:36


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 2" #164 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "CABIN FEVER" #163

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 55:43


    During this time of quarantine and no scheduled fights to talk Sonny Ill had to creative. We start the show off with a game of Nickname or Strain. We review a couple more classic fights from George Foreman to Salvador Sanchez. We love boxing but always bring pure entertainment. #boxing #sc101

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "WATCHING THE CLASSICS" #162

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 42:31


    We had to break quarantine to bring you another classic show. This episode we discuss some of the classics. We start off with some current events in boxing with the Haney vs Garcia heating up. Billy Joe Sanders name in the headlines for the wrong reasons again. For classics we review Hagler vs Hearns and Holyfield vs Qawi 1.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "QUARANTINE & CHILL" #161

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 50:35


    This week's is exactly how it's titled. We recap two upsets from the same weekend. Jono Caroll vs Scott Quigg. The Nordic Nightmare put his name back in the headlines in what was supposed to be a away from homecoming for Adam Kownacki. We go into a life with out sports overall.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "COMFORT ZONES" (GARCIA vs VARGAS) #160

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 44:06


    Back with the weekend recap. We welcome the return of Chocolatito Gonzales vs Kal Yafai. This is why you can't write anyone off in boxing. We break down the Mikey Garcia vs Jesse Vargas fight. The biggest question about Mikey Garcia still unanswered though.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BOMB ATOMICALLY" (FURY vs WILDER) #159

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 55:14


    The Partners in Grind are back with another weekend recap. We break down the Fury vs Wilder rematch. Some can Gypsy Magic is real others on the show just got it right.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BATTLE FOR WORLD SUPREMACY" #158

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 51:01


    The Partners in Grind our back with another weekend recap. We got to witness all the training in front of us. Ryan Garcia vs Francisco Fonseca ended with exactly the same viral hook everyone saw on IG. We witness a fighter lose with one second left on the clock. Get to know Sweet Hands we I'll see lot more of him to come. We also make our picks for the biggest Heavyweight in probably 20 plus years. Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "BUBBLE GUM & CEREAL" #157

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 60:07


    We finally get our annual recap of Gary Russell Jr. vs Nyambar. Still trying to figure out if he's avoided or Ignored? The Jackal returns with a new trainer in lower weight division. He's suddenly wants to go Monster hunting. We also makes our picks for Ryan Garcia vs Francisco Fonseca. The house favorite Caleb Sweet hands Plant makes his return to the ring also with his 2 title defense.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "THE LOSS OF GREATNESS" (KOBE & BUMP CITY) #156

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 61:59


    We start off the show with a RIP to the Black Mamba and what he brought to the table as a human being. Our love and prayers also goes out Johnny Bumphus's family as well. It was honor to meet him. Check out episode 15 for the full interview. Back with a recap weekend. We cover Garcia vs Redkach. Jo Jo diaz definitely showed up also but left a pretty big boo boo.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE" #155

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 67:27


    Back with another recap weekend. We witness back 2 back hometown upsets in Philly. Joe Smith Jr vs Jesse Hart and Jesion Rosario vs Julian Williams both suffered at home. Elieder Alvarez bored us and woke us up in the same fight. We discuss a little UFC with the return Connor McGregor.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "20/20 VISION" #154

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 57:24


    Shoota & Sonny Ill "20/20 VISION" #154 by Shoota & Sonny Illiano

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "WRAP UP 2019" #153

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 61:35


    The 2019 wrap up is here. We select our fight of the year and all year end awards from us exclusive. We have a clear cut winner for the tin man award also. In the end we try to redo the sc101 p4p rankings.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "RECLAIMING THE TOP SPOT" (CRAWFORD & CHARLO) #152

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 67:27


    Another recap weekend in the books. We discuss Joshua vs Ruiz and the missed opportunity. Chris Eubanks Jr had his USA debut. Getting lined up to face Jermall Charlo. Teofimo Lopez got his first title getting ready to Lomachenko in 2020. The other Charlo regained his title back over Tony Harris. Terrence Crawford returned to the ring and one again put the welterweight division on notice.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "THANKSGIVING THE 4TH" (WILDER vs ORTIZ 2) #151

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 43:15


    As we get closer to the end of 2019 we would like to give thanks once again. This is our 4th Thanksgiving day episode. We appreciate all and any support. It's recap week for us again. We recap the Wilder vs Ortiz 2 card. We also make our picks for the Ruiz vs Joshua rematch also. You will never guess who picks the black guy.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "KRUSHER GETS KRUSHED" (CANELO vs KOVALEV) #150

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 56:01


    Recap week is among us. We give our takes on Canelo's performance against the former Krusher. We offer our apologies to Josh Taylor and Nonito Donaire. The boxing community disrespected them by the way they were written off. We make our picks for Wilder vs Ortiz 2 and someone picks Oritz with the upset.

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "AMATUERS TO THE PROS" (BETERBIEV vs GVOZDYK) #149

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 65:17


    The Partners in Grind are back with a another recap. We are in the midst of an eastern European invasion in boxing. We discuss GGG close decision and whether he will face Canelo in a 3rd fight. The unification in the light Heavyweight division could be the biggest statement in boxing. We make our predictions for WBS winner as well. Download the Squared Circle App available in Google play and IOS

    Shoota & Sonny Ill "THE TRUTH CLOSES THE SHOW" (SPENCE vs PORTER) #148

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 57:49


    This is not just another recap episode. In the beginning we go through some boxing idioms. You may have of heard of some of these. We get to recap the Spence vs Porter unification fight, definitely a #foty candidate. We also gave an official apology to Porter for the way everyone disrespectfully wrote him off. We end with the #P4P list and any changes that may be needed.

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