Zachary McCall Hirsch is an American entrepreneur,

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er,

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, social influencer and digital documentary film writer, producer and director. He is the co-founder of Mozverse Inc. an

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and

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development company. Hirsch is currently the co-host of ''Running It Back with Pac and Zach'', a weekly

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Predictions Show he co-hosts with former

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, All Pro Defensive Back, Adam " Pacman" Jones. He co-hosted Worldstar Hiphop's highest rated podcast, ''Kiss and the Myst'', with American rapper

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, in which they discuss sports, culture, music, fashion and current events with variety of guests. He also cohosts ''The Fight Guys'' with American mixed martial artist "Suga" Rashad Evans, and Hirsch won the 2023 W3 Gold Award For Best Sports Podcast Episode for his interview with

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on podcast in which they discuss the current state of both professional boxing and MMA.

Early life and career

Hirsch grew up in

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and

Delray Beach Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population of Delray Beach as of April 1, 2020, was 66,846 according to the 2020 United States Census. Located in the Miami metropolitan area, Delray Beach is 52 miles (83 ...

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. He co-founded Mozverse Inc., an emerging technology and

focused company located in

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, Florida with Danny Mozlin. Mozverse offers Web3 computing, infrastructure, storage and data intelligence services in addition to Metaverse and

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development platforms and develops other emerging tech products. In 2020 Hirsch attended the

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, and then worked as a commentator, analyst, on-air handicapper and host on broadcasts for Triller, Impact Network,

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, MarvNation and Celebrity Championship Boxing, and has contributed to FightNews and SouthFloridaTribune. Hirsch made his debut as "the Myst", co-hosting the ''Kiss and the Myst'' podcast alongside American rapper

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. The show's first guest was

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trainer Chris Brickley. Additional guests have included athletes

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, Brandon Marshall and

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, as well as rappers

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and

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. The episode featuring rapper French Montana is the most viewed ''Kiss and the Myst'' episode.

Podcasting

On May 6, 2022 Hirsch made his debut as "the Myst" co-hosting the "Kiss and the Myst" podcast alongside American Rapper

on WorldStarHipHop the show's first guest was famous

trainer Chris Brickley. The debut episode drew over 2 million views on

. Additional guests have included professional athletes including

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, and

as well as rappers such as

and

. The episode featuring rapper

is the most viewed Kiss and the Myst episode thus far with over 2.65 million views to date. In 2023 he won the W3 Gold Award for Best Sports Podcast Episode for his interview of Floyd Mayweather on The Fight Guys. In 2023 Hirsch and Adam " Pacman" Jones debuted ''Running it Back with Pac and Zach'' podcast on YouTube and Spotify.

Filmmaking

In the leadup to

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's debut professional boxing main event on Triller PPV against opponent

Ben Askren Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer and Olympic wrestler. He was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade ...

. Hirsch wrote, produced and directed a digital short film "Don't Sleep on Jake" documententing Paul's rising boxing career. Over 250 thousand people viewed the film across Social Media platforms Instagram and Youtube. On August 17, 2021 he wrote, produced and directed the fifth episode of

s boxing documentary series "Beyond the Ring" titled "The Bounty" following heavyweight contender Michael Hunter in the buildup to and epilogue following Michael Hunters WBA's Continental Americas bout with Mike Wilson. Prior to the Verzuz event in

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Garden's Hulu Theatre on August 3, 2021.

Filmography

Television Broadcast Impact Network Boxing 2019-2020 interviewer and color commentator Bare Knuckle Championship Boxing 2020-2022 analyst and commentator Triller Fight Club 2021 on-air oddsmaker Celebrity Championship Boxing 2021-2022 host and commentator

References

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