Video: Claressa Shields biopic ‘The Hearth Inside’ set for Christmas Day launch

The world will quickly grow to be way more aware of the story of Olympic legend, boxing champion and PFL fighter Claressa Shields.

Shields has a powerful declare to being the best girls’s fighter in fight sports activities historical past. She actually thinks so, acknowledging herself because the “GWOAT” (Best Lady of All Time) at each attainable alternative.

Shields, who gained Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016, is undefeated in her skilled boxing profession at 15-0. She has gained the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles in two weight lessons, and her solely blemish in regulated fight is a break up resolution loss in her second MMA struggle in October 2021.

The highway to Shields’ numerous accolades hasn’t been a clean one, nevertheless, and a biopic titled “The Hearth Inside,” which releases nationwide in U.S. theaters on Dec. 25, will recount the challenges she confronted en path to placing herself within the historical past books.

The position of Shields is performed by Ryan Destiny, whom Shields believes completely portrayed the ability behind her story.

“Ryan did me nice justice,” Shields mentioned. “I’ve a really ferocious angle in terms of boxing, however throughout the time in my life that Ryan performs me, I used to be ferocious day-after-day. It wasn’t simply contained in the ring – it was exterior the ring, coping with my household and associates, coping with the trauma that I went by as a toddler. And I puzzled, would Ryan have the ability to painting that? She may and did.

“All I cared about at the moment was being the best boxer on the planet. I needed to win the Olympics. And all of the whereas my household used to go with out meals – I had a tough relationship with my mother, and I needed to elevate my sister and my little brother. However once I noticed Ryan run and watched her punch the bag, hit the pads within the ring, I used to be like, ‘Am I watching Ryan, or am I watching myself?’ That’s how good she was at portraying me. Even her vitality once I had simply gained a struggle and was sitting there pouting as a result of I didn’t get all of the factors that I needed, she bought that. Watching Ryan within the film, I used to be pondering, ‘That is unbelievable.’”

Try the movie’s official synopsis, in addition to the theatrical poster, beneath:

THE FIRE INSIDE relies on the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the best feminine boxer of all time. Claressa, a highschool Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach Jason Crutchfield, pushes previous all limitations to grow to be the primary American lady to win a gold medal in boxing. However even on the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the truth that not all goals are created equal, and the actual struggle has solely simply begun.