Rick Ross stirred up boxing drama by tagging Claressa Shields and Papoose on Instagram, pushing for a $15 million struggle 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 Stories, urging a high-stakes struggle between Shields and Laila Ali to truly 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.

While she acknowledged beforehand saying it will take $15 to $20 million to even think about lacing up the gloves once more, she made it clear she didn’t provoke the back-and-forth.

“She inserted herself into the conversation,” Ali mentioned, referring to Shields.

Ali defined that she hasn’t responded to Shields instantly as a result of “that’s not my focus right now.” She additionally revealed she’s presently weighing “multiple offers” within the $15 million vary.

Though she didn’t rule out the potential of dealing with Shields, Ali mentioned she’s nonetheless mulling over the concept.

“I’m thinking about it,” she mentioned. “Very soon the world will know my answer to that in detail.” She added that she’s intentionally stayed quiet in regards to the chatter surrounding the struggle. “I call the shots. I do what I want to do, how I want to do it.”

Ali acknowledged the thrill across the potential matchup however reminded viewers that she’s been out of the ring for almost 20 years.

Between elevating a household and working a enterprise, she mentioned any determination to return to boxing would wish severe thought.

Later, she posted a clip from the interview on Instagram and doubled down within the caption: “I have NOT given an answer either way as to whether I will or won’t be coming out of retirement to box again….AND no one from my team has given any response about MY PLANS going forward. Don’t believe the hype!”

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Meanwhile, Rick Ross lately walked Claressa Shields to victory forward of her dominant displaying towards Lani Daniels final month. 

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