Mister Knockout is a 2022 Russian biographical film in the sports drama genre, which tells about the life and career of the famous Soviet boxer, 1964 Olympic champion Valeri Popenchenko. The film was directed by Artyom Mikhalkov, the main roles were played by Viktor Khorinyak as a boxer, and Sergey Bezrukov plays the role of his coach.

Plot

A film about the life and adventures of the legendary Soviet boxer Valeri Popenchenko, the champion of the USSR, Europe and the winner of the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo - about his childhood at the Suvorov School in Tashkent, about serving as a border guard cadet, about his first successes and failures, and about his friendship with the coach of the sports society "Dynamo" Grigory Kusikyants. The story is that in any, even the most prestigious fight, the main thing for an athlete is to overcome himself, his fears and weaknesses, and only then it will be possible to win a real victory.