A West Belfast boxing fan joked that he has finally got one over his famous pals after landing his "dream job".
Colm McGuigan is now part of the iFL TV team after being picked out from hundreds of applicants.
The 28-year-old is also one-third of the popular Brawl Boxing podcast, which he hosts alongside good mates Ryan McLaughlin and Ciaran McCourt.
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McLaughlin is a Northern Ireland international footballer who was previously part of Liverpool's academy. McCourt is living his own dream, on the stage and screen with his burgeoning acting career.
Now Colm believes he has trumped them both.
"I am delighted to get it. When I started the podcast with Ryan and Ciaran this was something that was miles off my radar," he said.
"We always wanted to do something like iFL without trampling on their toes. The podcast is a different thing, but that got us started and it really took off.
"I am over the moon. Ciaran is an established actor and Ryan is a professional footballer, so I was always the odd one out on the podcast.
"Now I am doing their dream job."
Colm says Ciaran and Ryan both convinced him to apply for the iFL TV job, despite the massive number of applications almost putting him off submitting his name.
He added: "I saw an advertisement for it and saw about 600 people applied for it in half a day, so I wasn't going to bother. I ruled myself out of it.
"Then the lads in the group chat were saying I should apply for it so I went ahead. I didn't hear anything for a few weeks and then I saw that there had been over 1,000 applicants. So I didn't expect anything.
"I was in New York when I received an email saying they wanted to chat to me on Zoom. So I had a chat with Kugan (Cassius, co-founder of iFL TV) and a couple of others from the iFL backroom team and they offered me the role."
Colm has been thrown straight into the deep end this week, kicking off his new role by covering Michael Conlan's huge homecoming show at the SSE Arena.
As well as working for iFL, he is helping out with Conlan Boxing who are promoting the Belfast fight night.
"I am a massive boxing fan. Always loved it," he said.
"I have really grown to love it over the last couple of years. So it is magic to be in this role, and not many people say they are doing their dream job.
"The first week will be tough. We have a massive fight night coming up on Saturday with Michael Conlan's homecoming. I will be working for iFL and Conlan Boxing.
"Thankfully iFL are happy for me to continue the podcast, and I am able to work with Conlan Boxing this week. Jamie and Mick opened the door for me to work with them.
"But it is a brilliant opportunity for me. Hopefully I will end up travelling all over the world covering shows and fights.
"iFL have a good team and it is great to be a part of it."
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