The raindrops no longer bother me when I have gone through the storm! I know exactly what I must do. There is one fight left in this body. One last war. To reach it I must burn the old version of myself to the ground, return to the drawing board, and build something harder, hungrier, and unrecognizable. In this exile from the ring I will walk through hell and drag myself back out the other side.Failure is not a gravestone. It is the classroom. It is the teacher that shows you exactly where you were soft so you can return forged.I will be back. Not soon; not when it is convenient but I will be back—for one final, unforgettable chapter. The endgame is coming! When the last bell rings, the story will close on a bright note, written in blood, sweat, and defiance.

My review of Starborn I was finally able to watch it. Some take aways and my personal opinions. Cameras could have been on tripods to prevent shaking Some unnecessary breaks between fights that could have been filled with something else No clock on screen and bad to relying on commentary for time stamps Some short fights and some longer fights both for what it was worth was cost. 3 U.S. dollars was perfectly fine. Nothing wrong with that if it helps keep things going and getting better. Enjoyed some of the fights and to see how far other fighters have come. Iwri,ezza and Kodiak were all good to saw improvements. Overall for the first time promotion of @StarbornBoxing things went as good as they could have. Room for improvement but on a good start!

Random thought..... People really need to stop hating on SCB promotions. Instead of trying to burn everything down maybe support and give constructive feedback for people who put there hard earned money and most of all time into these. That is all

Time doesn’t stop, so you have to decide what you’re going to do with it. Are you going to let the distractions or negativity get to you or are you just going to say to hell with it and just move on. Life gets shorter as you get older and before you know it your a old man looking back on your life. Don't be a stick in the mud and enjoy the simple things.

Home Sweet home

As our final restaurant before leaving Chicago, we had to stop in for a Chicago dog. We decided to go to Portillos. We both had the Chicago dog(mine without onions) and also had a large vanilla shake. Kiddo had chicken tenders and I guess we made a mistake when we thought my wife ordered a chocolate cake shake and we got a slice of chocolate cake 😆 She still enjoyed it and the shake I had was very big and super thick. For some reason we both thought the hot dogs were going to be bigger but either way we're very good. Almost time to say goodbye to Chicago and make our way back home.

Now that I have gone to both giordano's and lou malnati's for pizza i have come to the conclusion that Lou Malnati's is the better one; wife and myself personal choice. This is from someone who doesn't live in Chicago but what do all you Chicagoans choose for pizza. Also would love to hear from @BL00DLINEMAFIA on his thoughts

Finished eating at Sophia's Steak house here in Chicago. The meal was fantastic and had a great time with the family.

Bloodline 02 Steven Vs Irwi Well now that the dust has once again settled. I would once again like to thank @BL00DLINEMAFIA for having me on and also to @iwri__ for meeting me in the ring. Boxing was never my bread and butter. It was something I wanted to give a go in my later years after a life long career of martial arts. As of right now I will be taking a hiatus from fighting to concentrate on family and other things. I have been fighting/training longer then most of this scene has been born. My wife really wants to see her family and friends back in her city and next year will be planning that. For my small scene boxing group I will reassess when I feel like it and go from there. Time is always undefeated and with that said; my time in fighting is coming up soon. I may do one more under the "right circumstances" to the right fighter/promotion. This won't be soon however. Let's all try to be better and help out this scene! As a final thing a thank you is in order to Intrepid for hosting these event. Without him we wouldn't have had bloodline and I wouldn't have had a chance to break out in this scene. Thank you to all for the support and will support/see you all around.

Just landed in Chicago.....time to get luggage and get to hotel. @BL00DLINEMAFIA