Akin "Ak" Reyes
Akin "Ak" Reyes (born November 10, 1979) is an American TV sports broadcaster from Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for his work with DAZN, where he hosts The Ak and Barak Show and Da Pull Up with co-host Kamal Barak Bess. Ak interviews boxing stars and celebrities and is known for his fresh, engaging style.
Reyes is of Puerto Rican and St. Lucian descent and now lives in New Jersey. He and his brother Shamir were introduced to boxing by their father, and Ak had more than 70 amateur fights. In addition to boxing, he has worked as a fashion model and actor, and his son Taj Marley Reyes has appeared in Nike, Gap, Zara, Levi's, Target, Foot Locker campaigns and walked in Nike’s 2020 New York Fashion Week.
His media career started with a hip-hop radio show with Saleem "Hitchcock" Thomas, where they interviewed Zab Judah and got into boxing journalism. He and Barak later hosted SiriusXM’s The Hype Men and The Sweet Scientists on Thisis50.com; DAZN picked up The Sweet Scientist and launched Da Pull Up. Ak and Barak now host The Ak and Barak Show on SiriusXM and DAZN, broadcast in more than 200 countries. They have co-hosted pay-per-view events such as Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell and Canelo Álvarez vs. Avni Yildirim. In 2024, Reyes joined OTX as a boxing commentator, debuting March 29, and he did voiceover work for the Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney "40 Days" series. DAZN also launched The DAZN Boxing Show with Ak & Barak as lead hosts, providing boxing news and interviews five days a week.
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