Pioneer Female Boxers Struggles:
Right To Fight Documentary by Sky Sports
July 13, 2023
(JULY 13) It has been a long
process to see this amazing documentary made on the pioneers in
the sport of women's boxing. I am proud to have been some part of
providing history in this documentary that has
been produced by a great staff of people from Raw Productions.
Sky Sports writes: "Against this backdrop, women from all walks
of life decide to forge a path into the most macho of sports:
boxing. They are mocked and patronized, told that women are too
delicate to fight, and their attempts to secure boxing licenses
are rejected. But time and time again, they pick themselves up
from the canvas and continue the fight, taking the New York
State Athletic Commission to court and igniting a movement
across the country that will change the face of boxing forever.
Weaving together rare and previously unseen archive footage,
intimate interviews with the key fighters behind the campaign,
managers, trainers, judges and spectators, and contemporary
verité filmmaking, this cinematic documentary takes viewers
ringside to one of the greatest fights never told. Powerful,
moving and dramatic, this is the story of how a small group of
maverick pioneers overcome the odds to become the first women
issued with professional boxing licenses.
Right to Fight is a Sky Original documentary commissioned by Zai
Bennett, Sky’s Managing Director of Content and Poppy Dixon,
Director of Documentaries and Factual."
It is only in the UK right now of what I know, and will keep
boxing fans updated as we possibly see it in the USA.
