Trailer for the Boxing Historical Drama PRIZEFIGHTER with Russell Crowe and Ray Winstone

Here’s the first trailer for the boxing historical drama titled Prizefighter, which is set at the turn of the 19th century. The film tells the true story of a talented young boxer, named Jem Belcher, who fights his way to becoming the champion of England.

Matt Hookings, who also wrote the screenplay, stars as Jem, and he is joined by Russell Crowe and Ray Winstone. Here’s the synopsis:

Jem Belcher is born into poverty, and brought up by his grandfather (Crowe), a former boxer now struggling with addiction. Desperate to make a living and honour his grandfather’s legacy, he seeks mentorship from a renowned trainer (Winstone), who nurtures his natural talent and coaches him to be the greatest fighter in the world. Jem is Champion of England and top of the world before an accident leaves him partially blind, sparking a destructive downfall. Jem must prove himself once again and fight the latest boxing champion in a brutal contest to reclaim his title once and for all.

This actually looks like a decent movie, but it’s the story that I’m most interested in. I’ll check it out! The film comes from director Daniel Graham (Opus Zero and The Grand Duke of Corsica) and it also stars Marton Csokas, Jodhi May, Julian Glover, Lucy Martin, Glen Fox, and Ricky Chaplin.

Prizefighter will stream on Amazon Prime Video in the UK starting July 22nd, 2022. There’s no U.S. release date yet.