Knockout
Knockout is a 2000 American film starring Sophia Adella Luke as the protagonist Isabelle Alvarado, a woman who takes up professional boxing after a friend and fellow boxer is badly injured in the ring.
Plot
Nine-year-old Isabelle "Belle" Alvarado listens to a radio broadcast of the Thrilla in Manila with her father Chuck Alvarado, an LAPD patrol officer and former Golden Gloves champion. As they celebrate Muhammad Ali's victory, Carmen Alvarado, Chuck's wife and Belle's mother, reminds them that dinner is ready and that today is her and Chuck's 10th wedding anniversary, which he has forgotten.
Cast
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| author | Mark Stevens |
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| director | Lorenzo Doumani |
| editor | Dayle Mustain |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | beat black eye boxing manager boxing promoter brain tumor cove dance instructor dead father don king end first time golden gloves graveyard shift id kill lapd las vegas little girl locker room market muhammad ali open paralyze racial slur radio broadcast slap sports illustrated teach the ring thrilla in manila wedding anniversary win world championship |
| musicBy | Sidney James |
| producer | Simone Sheffield |
| productionCompany | DMG Entertainment |
| publisher | C.E.O. Films |