Heavyweight (2025) Movie Script

Stacked card tonight, Freddie.
Some great fights already,
more action still to come.
But of course, the one
everyone is talking about,
the main event, Derek Douglas
facing the champion
Trevor Kingsley
for the heavyweight belt,
a fight that has raised
some questions...
A fight that has raised
some questions
on a show that very nearly
didn't go ahead.
Well, I promised the fans
I'd find them a main event,
didn't I?
- Yes you did.
- And I delivered, didn't I?
I mean, this fight's all anyone
seems to be bloody
talkin' about, innit?
Well, much of that
talk coming from boxers
who felt they were in line
for a title shot tonight.
And how many times
do you think I've heard
that before, eh?
They all think
they deserve their shot.
A huge challenge
ahead for Deek Douglas tonight,
a challenge that even
has the fans asking
if he really has
what it takes, or...
Can we turn that down?
I can't listen to this anymore.
Listen, it ain't
the dog in the fight, is it?
Don't sweat it, D, yeah?
The guy's a plum.
Just focus on tonight.
I beg you, let me buy
you a new one.
It does what it needs to do.
Adam. You close?
Yep. Turning in now.
On my way.
They're asking to film
the arrival.
Are you okay with that?
Do we have a choice?
You say the word,
I'll make it go away.
They write the cheques,
let them have their circus.
Just get us in as quickly
as you can, yeah?
Copy that.
- Talk me through it.
- Yeah, it was brutal.
- His head went back...
- Wait, wait, is that...?
Are they here?
Shit! Scrap this.
Sorry. With me!
Door C. We're on! We're on!
Jesus, David,
you could have warned me.
I don't run on
your schedule, Tom.
No, you run on the broadcast's
schedule. You know the deal.
I don't remember making a deal.
There's contracts. I'm sure
someone signed... something.
Look, j-just make sure
he's ready to walk out at ten.
You know I can't promise that.
Can you make my life
a little easier, maybe?
Just this one time?
Boys, you're with me, please.
- Right... give us a sec, Rob.
- Yeah, sure.
Alright, keep it well back.
Bit of distance please.
I know it feels like a lot.
But we are exactly
where we're meant to be.
You deserve to be here.
Now, I know the venue might be
bigger than what we're used to.
But remember the ring
is exactly the same size,
same size as we use
under the arches.
And I'm always in your corner.
Always.
Everything changes tonight.
So what you sayin'?
Let's do this.
- Really?
- Don't say that.
It's like... it's like, my thing.
Alright.
Oh, Adam!
My brother's phoning.
- Shall I take this quickly?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You take as long as you need.
They can wait.
Yes, bro. You here?
Not far, not far.
Whereabouts are ya?
I'm flyin', I swear.
Nah, nah, nah, nah. Don't fly.
Just... get here safe.
It's minor.
Nah, this ain't minor.
This is your time.
Nah, this is our time.
I always knew it was gonna be
one of us.
And I always knew
it would be you.
My little bro.
The next champion.
Nan would have been gassed
if she could see you now.
- And Mum would have been...
- No, no, no. Don't. Not today.
Not yet.
I'm so proud of you.
- You know that, right?
- Listen, just save it.
Get here and I'll get David
to bring your pass out.
Triple A, yeah?
Of course it's triple A.
You're my big bro!
- Who's riding with ya?
- Core crew.
Adam, Robbie.
Paul's gonna meet us later.
Nice, nice. What about Cain?
Nah. Cain's in Cyprus still.
He had that knee op.
That was time ago.
He should be there, man.
Yeah, but it's Cain.
You know what he's like.
Nah, it's all about you tonight.
That's all that matters.
Listen bro, I gotta go.
But just...
shout me when you get here,
yeah?
Say nothin'.
Love.
Right. Love.
Back it up!
Bit of distance please.
We're not stopping.
And no surprises, okay?
Well, you know I can't
promise that.
Is that him?
Is that...?
Is that, is that him?
There, there!
Out the way, out the way...
out the way, out the way.
Coming through.
Yes, brother. Sami, brother.
You remember?
- You remember? Yeah, yeah.
- Yes brother. What's happening?
Nah, you've got it, brother,
you've got this!
- Thank you, brother.
- You smash it tonight, brother.
- Appreciate you.
- Cool.
Who was that?
It was Sami.
You must remember Sami?
Who the hell's Sami?
I don't know. I just thought
you might remember.
Derek, Derek?
A few words please...
He looked at me,
he looked at me!
- Simon?
- Here he comes now.
- Derek... Derek!
- No interviews.
Derek, you must be pumped
for tonight?
Guys, come on! Tom!
Where have you been?
We got stuck behind.
We will catch him!
Don't worry. Keep going.
Oh! D, D!
What's happening, brother?
It's been a minute!
What you saying? Yes.
Adam. Nice one.
- You alright?
- Yeah, I'm alright.
Yeah? I heard your boy
did good tonight.
Easy work. Stopped him
in the fourth. That's how we do.
- Yeah?
- Yeah... look who it is?
Say hello to uncle.
I can't believe how big
you've got.
You helping Dad out tonight?
You gonna be cheering?
I'm gonna listen out
for you, yeah?
I've got something for ya.
Sorry Ads.
I just think this would look
a little better on you.
Yeah, perfect!
Listen, go take care
of business.
- I will.
- Come see us soon.
- I'll see you soon, I swear.
- Alright.
- Derek, can we get a few words?
- Let's keep moving.
Are you rolling?
Frame's good? Okay.
Ah, you know what?
Just quick, quick.
Okay. Just a few words.
This is a big fight for you,
Derek, the big fight.
Can you tell us
how you're feeling?
I'm feeling ready for a fight.
That's all you need to know.
You come in here as the wildcard
tonight after the champion,
Trevor Kingsley, has had
two opponents
pull out due to injury.
Injury? Is that what
they're sayin'?
But surely after only
four weeks' preparation,
some might say that
makes you the underdog.
Underdog? I'm undefeated, mate.
After only thirteen
professional fights.
Your opponent's undefeated
after thirty.
Surely that must be playing
on your mind?
Nah, listen... the only thing
that's playing on my mind
is the thought of him spark out
in that ring and me holding
- that belt. That's it.
- Alright, thanks.
Kingsley has publicly stated
that no one wants to fight him
- tonight, including you.
- No one wants to...?
I'm here! I showed up, didn't I?
Listen, I don't know why
he's got this bad boy
persona for everyone else.
He ain't been where I've been.
He ain't seen what I've seen.
- Alright, okay. That's it.
- Nah, listen.
Tonight I'ma show
him what's real. Alright?
It's done. Thank you.
Come on, D.
Hey! Don't look at me.
That's why they pay you.
It's also how they pay you.
Don't forget that, David!
Big enough for ya?
Everything okay for you,
Mr Douglas?
Yeah, it's sweet.
If there's anything
I can do for you,
you just let me know, okay?
Oh, David? Actually...
When my brother gets here,
can you just get him
straight in?
Yeah, sure.
Hey, do you know what fight
we're on?
Let me find out.
Dempsey simply cannot afford
to allow this fight to...
Hey... that's your boy,
isn't it?
- Who's that, Dempsey?
- Yeah.
Adeoye throws a punch to
the back of Dempsey's head.
Very lucky not to have
a point deducted.
Yeah, Dempsey's a good lad,
but he always drops
that shoulder before the cross.
You see it a mile off.
No chance. Dempsey's got
a good chin on him.
Nah, look at that.
He carries on like that,
- he's getting knocked out.
- No chance.
- What an end to the round!
- No, no, no, no, no.
Something's up with Adeoye.
It looks like he could be cut.
Now, look at your man's face.
That cut's gonna get it stopped.
Nah, I promise ya...
It looks like a cut above
the left eye...
- No, he's not winning with that.
- Nah, a tonne says he does.
- A tonne?
- A tonne.
Fuckin' too rich for me.
You're not paying me enough
for that.
Are you hearing this geezer?
Talking about too rich!
You're richer than all of us.
Or is that car a rental?
Yeah, it's a rental!
Have to get it back
before midnight
or it'll turn into a pumpkin.
Better hurry up and knock this
arsehole out, yeah?
Stop the bleeding as the medic
enters the ring to assess...
Alright, how much
we saying then?
- Oh, you want to bet?
- Yeah!
- One English pound!
- One English pound?
You're pathetic,
but I'll take it.
That cut's right above the eye.
That's gonna stop it.
Listen, Robbie,
a cut ain't a knockout, is it?
Keep your hands up, man.
Look, he just gets sloppy
as he gets tired.
A cross from Dempsey
has Adeoye covering up,
but he's holding his ground.
- Alright, that's better.
- Get in, son!
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Watch where the cross goes.
- Watch the cross.
- He'll take it off him.
He lands that hook,
it's finished.
Chin's up in the air, D.
- Yeah, alright.
- Look at this.
- See?
- Keep movin'.
- Keep moving! Keep... oh!
- There it is. Oh...
Shit...
- Oh that boy's gone down hard.
- He is out!
See, that's why I don't
gamble with youse.
How the hell did you know
that was gonna happen?
You put tassels on your boots,
you gotta back that shit up.
- Fucking hell!
- Where's my pound?
Yeah, go on.
Go and buy yourself
some tassels.
Thank you.
There seems to be no signs of
celebration in Adeoye's corner.
Adeoye was hungry
for that win tonight,
even when the odds
were against him.
Save that dynamite for Kingsley.
What, you want a smoke as well?
Where you going? Hey!
Whoa, whoa! Ha...
Oi...
You don't want it!
Listen, I like the energy.
It's good.
It's what I wanna see.
But we've got a little while
before the bell rings, alright?
We wanna pace it.
Don't want you burning out
too quickly, alright?
Yeah.
He's still down, you know?
He is in the best hands.
A top medical team here tonight
attending to...
Big man...
You thirsty? Hydration,
give me a number, one to ten.
- Five.
- Five. What the fuck's five?
You thirsty or not?
It's a five, I dunno.
I'm alright.
Okay, you're alright.
You hungry, though?
You want a little something
to eat?
Bro, listen, if you chill,
then I can chill as well.
- Okay, okay.
- Sweet.
What you got for me?
Alright, that was fight
number seven.
Dempsey-Adeoye...
which puts us there.
Right, this fight, Silva-Gomez
only went three rounds.
- Yeah.
- These two were short.
I think they prefer to be called
'featherweights'.
They're going to push
one of the prelims ahead
on the broadcast, that should
put them back on schedule.
We still looking
at a 10pm walkout?
Mate... you walk him out
when you're ready.
Nah.
We'll walk him out
when he's ready.
Alright.
D...
Down to the line, okay?
Nice and slow.
- Don't be hoofin' it now, okay?
- Yeah.
Coming through, coming through!
Everyone, get out of the way.
Can we make some space, please?
Get out of the way!
Move right out the way, please!
Thought you'd be all over that.
There are limits,
even to my taste, David.
Poor guy.
What are you sniffin'
around for?
Adam, they're asking if
they can run a camera in here.
Is that alright with you?
Are they asking us
or telling us?
Look, next fight's about
to walk out.
We really need to do this now.
Give us a sec, mate.
- Give us a sec.
- David! Come on...
Fucking people.
Alright, we've got a camera
coming in.
So, the world's eyes are gonna
be on us now.
Let's show 'em we're ready.
Let's show 'em we're calm.
We ain't got a bother
in the world.
'Cause we ain't, have we?
Like you said, coach...
ain't a bother in the world.
That's what I like to hear.
Alright, you can let 'em in.
Ahead of the weigh-in, scenes
from the press conference...
Right, it's just
a really quick one.
Five, maybe ten seconds max.
No audio.
But still, try not to swear?
Sweet.
...and over double the wins,
with a height and slight
reach advantage.
But he is over ten years older
than the challenger,
Derek Douglas, and five kilos,
that's eleven pounds, heavier.
Will that be a deciding factor?
Now in Kingsley's locker room,
always an entourage with him
as has followed him around
all week. An unexpected face...
Oh, you've got to be fuckin'
shitting me.
...British Heavyweight,
Cain Ikande...
Adam, are you seeing this?
A talented boxer
in his own right
and long-time training partner
of Derek Douglas.
Tom, standby.
We are ready to go live.
- Ten...
- That's not important now.
- Nine, eight...
- Not right now, Robbie.
- Gents, we are going in five...
- Hold on!
- Four...
- No, no, no. Cut that shit now!
- Hey, no, we can't! We're live!
- Robbie! Robbie, be calm!
Be calm. Sit down
and just be calm.
- Sit down, mate.
- Everyone... be calm.
And now over to Douglas'
locker room.
Okay, you're live.
Dunno what is happening here,
but you are live.
...an aggressive
and powerful striker
who rose admirably
through the amateurs
and onto a thirteen fight
winning streak as a pro.
- He certainly looks relaxed...
- Derek, look at me.
The whole world's looking
at you right now.
Take a breath, alright?
Just be calm.
The stakes are higher
than ever before.
This fight could make or break
his future career in the ring.
And that's us out.
Right.
- Like it didn't happen.
- Like it didn't happen, Adam?
It did happen. It is happening.
Why ain't you saying nothing?
Well, I didn't really...
- It could have been anyone.
- Adam, we all saw him, okay?
We all know him.
It doesn't make sense.
He wouldn't do that.
He's like... come on,
he's family.
I thought he was in Spain
or somethin'?
Well, Cyprus.
He said he was in Cyprus.
Well, he's a long way
from fucking Cyprus now.
You alright there, buddy?
Your camera get all that?
Does someone want to fill me
in here, or...
I'll fuckin' fill you in,
alright!
Easy! Robbie... just relax.
- Didn't fancy saying nothin'?
- About what?
Thought it'd be a nice
little surprise for your
television programme?
Leave him out of this, Robbie.
No I fuckin' won't!
Snakes, everywhere.
Snakes and fuckin' moles.
You know, that's pretty cheap,
even by your fucking standards?
You've eyes all over this place
but you're tellin' me
you didn't know nothin'?
Tell him to jog on!
Right, that's enough...
that's enough!
Listen, I just run the floor.
I stay out the politics.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- He's right.
If you're done,
I think you should just go.
- Okay.
- Okay?
- Okay...
- Rat, you are.
I don't know anything about
anything. I swear.
Alright. See you in a bit.
- It changes nothing.
- It changes nothing?
It fucking changes everything!
What we doing about it?
Alright, l-look...
Let's take a minute
and think about it.
What's there to think about?
That's your oldest
training partner
in the other guy's
fucking corner!
- And he knows our gameplan.
- Knows it?
He helped us come up with it.
Now Kingsley knows our gameplan.
Ah, no, no.
We've got this wrong.
He wouldn't do this.
Cain's better than that.
Adam, don't fucking defend him!
But he's my boy!
And what am I?
You're my boy. I... I mean...
Derek...
Look, he's smart.
He'd have told 'em
something different.
He's led 'em
in different direction.
- For us, to help us.
- Adam.
Be real. He's fucked you.
He's fucked all of us.
Yes, he's fucked us.
So now I'm gonna ask again.
What are we doing about it?
- Nothing.
- Nothin'?
We're going to keep doing
what we've been doing.
What we've been doing
for all these weeks.
What we've been doing for years.
Because it works!
- We need change somethin' up.
- Their plan doesn't change ours!
No, it does! We need to change
something, right?
They're trying to get
into your head, Derek.
Yeah, well it fucking worked!
Give me a minute.
I need to call my brother.
- Derek...
- Give me a minute!
Hey, bro.
You good?
Nah, bro. I ain't good.
This ain't good.
I'm listening.
- It's Cain.
- What about him?
He's here...
- Okay, cool, cool.
- Nah, but he ain't here.
What are you sayin'?
He's in Kingsley's corner.
Can you hear me?
Did you hear what I said?
I heard you. It's jokes, right?
Nah, I'm not joking.
Say somethin'.
- I'll be there.
- What d'you mean? Where are you?
I'm flyin', I'm flyin'.
I gotta deal with something.
What do you mean you've gotta
deal with somethin'?
- A little something's come up.
- What are you talking about?
- Where are ya?
- It's minor. It's calm.
- Listen, I need you now.
- I'm on my way.
I'll be there in a minute, yeah?
- Bro, but...
- I gotta go. Love.
- Leave a message.
- Derek...
Bro, I don't know what's
going on, but I'll help you
sort whatever it is, but just...
I need you here now.
Just... I beg you, just get here.
Alright, so what?
We're just gonna carry on
how we have been?
Same things?
- Yeah.
- Fuck...
Keep doing what we've been
doing, alright?
Derek...
Leave a message.
Leave a message.
Do something.
Okay.
Big man, come on.
Let's get some food into you.
You think you can manage
a banana, maybe?
I don't really want you eating
nothin' after nine, okay?
D? It'll settle your stomach.
Half, even. What's that,
two bites?
How are you getting on
with the water?
It's a good thing I asked,
isn't it? Hey, remember...
ten percent dehydration
leads to a thirty percent loss
of performance, okay?
I want you 110% out there.
We'll have you gloved up
by 9:45. You take yourself off.
You clear yourself
before then, okay?
Derek, look at me. Derek.
Twelve rounds, okay?
We could be out there
for over an hour.
This makes me very happy.
We're exactly on point.
Good.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, that's great.
Yeah. Just where we need to be.
Leave a message.
Bernard.
David.
- Hello, Harry.
- David.
- May we, um...
- Yeah, of course.
David... how's he doing in there?
Yeah, he's... he's strong.
He's looking very sharp.
Mm, mm. We've just, er...
We've just come
from Kingsley's locker room.
Er... how to say this...
Er, we know.
I had no idea that things
had turned sour with him.
No. Neither did we.
Harry to ringside.
Harry to ringside, please.
- I'd better get on.
- Yep.
Shall we, er...
- Yeah.
- Alright then.
- Alright?
- Yeah.
Evening, gentlemen.
- Hello, mate.
- Adam, hi.
So, gloves for tonight
as approved by the board.
- Great.
- Looking forward to the fight.
What's the crowd like out there?
It's a full house.
Going to be noisy.
D'you hear that, D?
It's a full house.
Hm.
What time do you want
to wrap the hands?
- Nine.
- Nine-fifteen.
Nine.
So, Kingsley's corner have asked
to wrap at nine.
- Yeah, that works for us.
- No, it don't.
I need to have enough time
for my brother to get here.
Nine. We'll be ready by then.
So, Adam, I take it you'll be
wrapping Derek's hands?
And Robbie, we have to
assume that you'll be looking
at the other corner's hands?
Okay.
Listen, have they said
who they're sending here?
I'm aware that things
may have happened.
- No. We don't know anything.
- Yeah, we do.
Don't we?
D's right. Maybe we
should push back just...
No, no. It's the pushing
back a little
that I'm worried about. I hope
there won't be any trouble.
Ain't us the ones bringing
the trouble.
I just think I should be here,
right?
Alright. Do I need to get any
extra bodies in here?
There'll be no trouble.
We're business as usual.
I'll have your hands done in
ten, fifteen at a push, alright?
Then he'll be gone.
There'll be no trouble.
Okay, Adam.
I'm gonna trust you on this.
Thank you, gentlemen.
See you shortly.
Start breaking these in.
What's another fifteen?
It's fifteen we don't need.
Fifteen minutes
ain't nothin', Adam.
Listen, we're sticking
to the plan.
When we go off, we lose focus.
You know this.
Yeah, but it's not the same
this time.
No, it's the biggest fight
for all of us.
That's...
I just want to make sure
there's enough time
for my brother to get here.
And if he ain't here in fifteen,
then what?
We ask for another fifteen?
Then another?
Then another? What?
- He'll be here.
- Look, I'm sure he will.
But this train is moving, Derek,
and we ain't got time
to wait for anyone.
What do you mean, 'anyone'?
- He ain't just anyone, Adam.
- You know what I meant.
Nah, I don't know if I do.
What the fuck does that mean?
It means that he's been
in my corner every fight.
If you've got something to say,
then say it.
Derek, we're not doing this now.
Nah, I think we are gonna
do this now.
That's how we've ended up
in this situation,
people not sayin' things
how it is.
If anyone has anything to say
about anyone,
even if they're not in the room,
say it.
We're family, no?
I ain't got a problem.
That's not how it feels to me.
Actually, do you know what?
- There is one problem.
- What?
The problem you're creating
in your head.
If that ain't right, Kingsley
is gonna be all over ya.
This is probably bad timing,
but I just got word
that Freddie's on his way.
And it looks like
he's got company, and a camera.
Fuck, I said no meet and greets.
- Yeah, lose 'em.
- Nah, d'you know what?
- They're good. Let 'em in.
- What are you doing?
We're in the middle
of somethin'.
No, we're not. It's done.
David, just... t-tell him
we're busy.
You don't tell Freddie Goodson
that we're busy.
- The man's our pay cheque, D.
- And when he gets here,
you play nice and be cool,
alright?
It's all about the fight now.
We're not done with this.
Yeah. We are.
He won't be get... he won't be
getting dressed.
Heads up... Freddie.
Oi, oi! Sorry for the intrusion.
Come on. Ready?
Alright, we've got a couple of
superfans who want to say hello.
Come on. This guy...
this guy's a legend.
- But over 'ere...
- Very kind of you.
...is the main attraction.
This is Diamond Derek Douglas.
Diego, Charlotte. I'm sure
you recognise 'em
- from the big screen, right?
- Nice to meet ya.
Believe me, Derek,
the pleasure is all ours.
Really. I hope we're not
disturbing you?
No!
Nah, we... we're just chillin'.
Nah, no, not at all. Big fan.
I saw your last film.
Thanks. I didn't think anyone
watched that.
So, you're all
boxing fans, then, yeah?
Course. I used to box a little
when I was younger, actually.
- Did ya?
- Oh, come on!
He is always showing off.
No, I really did.
I've got medals, so...
- Oh.
- Mhm.
Hey, we would love
to see the belts.
Er, er... for now,
the night is young, but, er,
that's the other fella.
She's just jokin'.
But hey, can I show
you something?
You ever seen this
neat little combination?
Double jab, slip.
Step to the left, body,
head, bam!
I used to catch guys out
with that all the time.
You hit Kingsley with that...
He won't see what's comin'.
That's fantastic, innit,
is that, genuinely.
- Yeah.
- That's fantastic.
He wouldn't see that coming.
Yeah, it's very nice. I like it.
Yeah, it's alright.
I'll use it next time
or somethin'.
- Give it a go. My gift to you.
- Thank you, mate.
Hey, we should get a photo,
right? For the socials.
Absolutely.
I don't know about
right now, yeah?
Nah, he's only being shy.
Babe, come on. Do you know
the reach I have?
It'll be good for you. Trust me.
I don't really trust people
who say 'trust me'.
Now, there speaks a wise man!
Alright, shift up, sunshine.
There we go.
Million dollar smiles.
Say 'world champion'!
- World champion!
- Quick one, eh?
Gorgeous.
Alright, lads?
So, er, you've got a good
gameplan for tonight, yeah?
Alright.
Thanks very much for, er,
coming by. Er, nice to see you.
I hope, er, Freddie's looking
after you this evening.
Yeah, don't I always?
We have been spoilt, ha!
Enjoy the fight.
Alright, remember, this is why
you're getting paid
the big bucks tonight, yeah?
- Alright.
- You got it.
Nah, thank you, mate.
Alright, gents.
We're lookin' forward to a war!
Paul.
Perfect timing.
The classic handshake exit?
Impressive.
He's big time now. We need
to know how to handle ourselves.
Listen, sorry I'm late, lads.
Jenkins had a nip that wouldn't
stop pissing claret.
Yeah, that's the least
of our problems.
Yeah, I know, I heard.
You know, I seen him come in
an' all.
I thought he was with us.
He even said hello to me,
the cheeky bastard.
You lot must be steamin'.
Yeah, I'm disappointed.
Ain't got time in this life
to be angry.
Two ulcers taught me that
and I'm trying to tell him that.
Mm.
How's he handling it?
You alright, big guy?
Derek.
Paul's asking you a question.
Paul. My bad.
Didn't hear ya. You alright?
- Yeah, grand, grand.
- How's, er, Dempsey?
Looked like he went down hard.
Yeah, yeah. I'm sure
he'll be fine.
Yeah. He's a good lad, you know.
Listen, we ain't got time
to worry about Dempsey tonight.
They'll be here soon.
David, I need you to man
the door.
Make sure there's no
more surprises.
Right. I need us all
to be focused.
Phones off.
Now, we've got just over
an hour before walkout.
And we need to get him ready.
Yeah.
Alright. Let's get on with it.
Right, how are you getting
on there?
Yeah, a bit tight,
but we're getting there.
Alright.
Really try and work this one
in the padding, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Just there.
- Ah, Zo...for fuck's sake.
- Just keep working it.
That's good.
Come on, you know I don't like
phones this close to the bell.
It's a distraction.
Switch that off.
Here, how's this for you?
A little bit more around
the thumb.
Just really work it
in there, yeah?
The nice way?
The naughty way?
Leave a message.
Hey.
What did I just say?
Leave a message.
Shit, shit. Sorry, my bad.
Sorry.
Jesus Christ, man. Will you save
it for the fucking ring!
- Everything alright in here?
- Yeah, yeah. It-it's alright.
It was just an accident.
Are you sure about that?
- It's nothin'.
- That ain't nothin'.
That's looking like a lot
of somethin'.
- Get me a towel.
- Derek...
Quick as you can, please, yeah?
Look, I'm telling you,
I'm alright.
You ain't gonna do nothing
silly now, are you?
Bit late for that,
don't you think?
Are you crazy, D?
You're fighting in an hour.
What the fuck d'you do something
like that for?
It's done now. Let's just get it
sorted out, alright?
Sorted out, what do you want
me to do?
I don't know. Maybe your job?
Look, I'm telling you,
it's nothing. It's alright.
Ah, shit! I think there's glass
in there.
If there's any nerve or tendon
damage, D... this is big.
I'm alright. I'm fine.
You might be, but this ain't!
I'm gonna need your eyes
on this, Paul.
What's got into you?
- The fucking bullshit with Cain?
- Move, move!
Alright, let's not start
blaming anyone, alright?
Let's just get it cleaned up
before they get here.
And no one can know about this.
Cleaned up? It's not
some ten minute job.
We're not whacking a plaster
on it, telling him
he's a brave little soldier
and sending him out to fight.
Have we even got ten minutes,
Dave?
- No. This needs a doctor on it.
- No, no, no.
We don't need a doctor.
Look at it!
It's pissing blood!
This doesn't go to a doctor,
alright? It can't.
Because you know
what they're gonna say.
Yeah, I do.
But luckily for us,
we've got the best cut man
in London, ain't we?
And what if it's broken?
He fights with a broken fist!
Work with me here, Jesus!
Jesus? I'm a lot of things,
Adam, but the first son of God
ain't one of them and I can't
work fucking miracles.
It ain't broken.
You feel that?
- I can't feel nothin'.
- I'll put some extra padding
on your knuckles,
pack it in nice and tight.
- If the board finds out...
- They ain't gonna find out.
- No one is going to find out!
- If they do, it's a problem!
It's a big, big problem,
for all of us!
Well then, it's your job
and his job to make sure
this doesn't look anything like
a problem. And fast!
Hang on, okay.
We've all got licenses, yeah?
It's how I pay me bills.
It's how I feed me
fucking family.
Alright Paul,
what are you saying?
Give me a chance.
Right... it's pretty fucking ugly
is what it is.
Ugly? He's split his fucking
knuckles open!
He said it was an accident.
That's what we're going with,
is it?
Well, take your pick.
Works out the same for us
either way, don't it?
Now, do you want me to get on
with this?
Or are we gonna stand
around here
pointing the fucking finger
at each other?
Ah, you're right.
- Yeah...
- You're right, look...
Look... I'm sorry, D, alright?
You're one of the toughest guys
I know.
But seriously, lads, we need to
think about calling this fight!
We ain't calling nothing!
- Can you move your fingers?
- Can you make a fist,
'cause that's all we need
right now.
You're not wrapping his hands
if there's glass in there, Adam!
Then you'd better get a move on!
- Fill that up. Cold.
- Alright.
And I need ice.
Whatever you can get.
- I'm on it.
- No, not you, David.
I need you to man that door.
No one gets in.
That door stays shut!
Fuck!
Hold that there.
Good boy.
- Paul...
- Half in there.
The other half, there.
When they get here, no one say
anything about this, alright?
Coach, I promise I didn't do it
on purp...
Hey. No, no, no, no.
Listen, look at me.
Look at me.
It's alright. It's done now.
But we ain't.
I'm gonna wrap your right hand
first, alright?
You do not let Cain see it!
You put your hands down
by your sides.
You don't shake hands with him.
You don't bump fists.
You do nothing.
Yeah?
Whatever they've paid him,
whatever they've promised
him... they ain't got our number.
Nah. Not tonight.
This one's still ours.
We've come too far for this
to be where we fall.
Ain't we?
Yeah.
This fight ain't over before
it's begun, is it?
No, coach.
- What was that?
- I said 'no, coach'.
That's right.
Robbie?
Yeah.
This is still our night.
Nothing, nothing!
Not them, not this...
it's not gonna stop us.
This fight's ours.
Heads up, they're coming.
- Yeah, we know.
- I mean they're rocking up now.
- No, they're early.
- I mean they're here.
- I'm gonna need more time.
- I'll try and buy you some.
- How much do you need?
- Hmm... maybe ten minutes.
I don't think I can buy
you that.
Listen, maybe if everyone
stopped talking at me,
I could work a little
bit faster?
Leave it with me.
Ah, fuck...
David.
This ain't between us, Dave.
But we're cool, right?
You're early, mate.
I thought we could get
this over with quicker.
You know, no point
longing it out.
I'm afraid Mr Douglas
isn't ready to see you.
Come on, fam.
You're gonna have to wait... fam.
There ain't nothin' in there
I ain't seen before, man.
Let's not make this awkward,
David, alright?
Cain?
Cain, any chance we could maybe
get a few words for the cameras?
Yeah, yeah.
We are a little early.
You know me. Be happy to.
Great. If we can just get you
over here please, mate.
We'll be very quick, I promise.
Oh, you take as long
as you need.
Alright.
Don't worry. We're not putting
this out.
You okay?
Yeah. Yeah, thanks.
Well, you owe me one.
- Okay, are we good to go?
- In three... two...
We're here with seasoned veteran
of the ring, Cain Ikande.
Cain, seeing you in
Trevor Kingsley's corner tonight
will be coming as somewhat
of a surprise
to many of both
your and his fans...
Can you tell us something
about that decision?
Look, what I can
tell you, Vince,
is the fans are in for
a fight tonight.
My guy's prepared. Trust me.
Of that there can be no doubt.
But on that note,
you came into the Kingsley
camp on... what was it,
- three weeks' notice?
- Yeah. Yeah, that's right.
How does that play into
the strategy facing your old
training partner,
Derek Douglas, tonight?
Look, I know how he moves.
I know how he thinks.
You see, before I came in,
Trevor prepared for a different
fight. Two, actually.
They both stepped down and yeah,
Derek stepped up, but...
it ain't going his way tonight.
The belt stays with the king.
And with the long history
between you and the Douglas camp
coming to a head tonight,
what does it mean
for your future in the ring?
Look, it's gonna be
what it's gonna be, man.
You're gonna have to wait
and see, alright?
Cain Ikande, thank you so much
for your time.
We look forward to seeing you
back in the ring very soon.
Barry, it's back to you
at ringside.
- Cut it there.
- Thank you, Cain.
Cain, that was awesome!
Cut the bullshit, man.
We ain't got time
for this, alright?
Is this thing happening or what?
Thanks, man.
Okay.
What, you lot can't say hello?
Well then, Cain.
Who invited you?
You don't want to deal
an old friend in, no?
Nah, you're too rich for us now.
With your little side hustle
and all.
Things change, man.
Or do people change?
People learn.
Then they change.
Or is it the other way around,
I forget.
Well, I'm out.
If you really want to join,
take a seat, fella.
Yeah? What's the game?
I think that's the question
we've all been asking,
ain't it boys?
Let's just do this, man.
- What's good, bro?
- Hey, hey, hey! Oi!
Oh, man's got fire now, yeah?
What is it, then?
- You tell me.
- I'm standing right here, fam.
Not in here, gentlemen, please.
Nah, we're good.
How was Cyprus?
That knee alright now, or do you
want me to have a look at it?
I could go twelve rounds
and not even break a sweat.
You ain't even fighting tonight
and you're already sweatin'.
Must be the temperature
in the room or somethin'.
Hotter than usual.
Gentlemen.
This a bad time?
Ha...
No, no. Everything's fine.
- So, who's coming with me?
- Yeah, that's me.
Harry, you on your way?
Good luck tonight, Derek.
Cheers, Harry.
Man's looking calm.
Yeah, that's 'cause man is calm.
What were you expectin'?
Big fight for you.
I know how you handle situations
like this.
- And what is this?
- Well, this is the game, fam.
But you've been playing it
your whole life.
You know how it works.
That's probably why you're so
chill, considering.
Considering?
I ain't got a bother
in the world.
I ain't sweating you.
Yeah, we all know
that ain't true.
If you're talking about you
selling us out,
nah, I didn't expect that.
I thought we were good,
me and you.
No?
Sure.
Yo, is that tape regulation?
- It's good.
- Yeah? Let me take a look.
- You don't need to see it, Cain.
- I would like to see it.
You ain't answered the question.
Listen, the tape's good,
alright?
It's what I always use.
Same tape I used to wrap
your hands every day
under the arches.
My mistake.
If you'd just let me get on
with my job, yeah?
We've all got a job
to do here, man.
But what's yours?
'Cause I feel like
you've got something to say
but you keep dodging
the question.
It's the fact you have
to ask me.
Oi, hold up a second, man.
We've got no time
for your games, Cain, alright?
- No...
- You've proved your point.
For real, what are you doing?
Is there another problem,
Mr Ikande?
Seven years, fifteen fights,
you ain't never wrapped my hands
like that.
Ain't your hands I'm wrapping
anymore, is it?
In twenty-five years,
no one's ever questioned
how I wrap my fighters' hands.
Not even you.
Well, now I am.
That's why I'm here, right?
To ask questions,
not to answer them.
I'm just saying
I didn't see those hands.
You've been in the room
long enough.
What's the big deal, man?
You've barely started.
If you keep stopping me like
this, I won't finish, will I?
What's a couple of wraps
between friends?
It's a waste of time
is what it is.
- I think we all agree.
- I think it's a fair request.
Yeah, it is.
But is it really important,
Mr Ikande?
Look, better now
than later on, right?
Otherwise you'll have to start
all over again.
I'm just saying,
I think that's pretty fair.
I think that's considerate.
Bloody hell, lad.
Let the man do his job
so we can all get on
with our lives, will ya?
Yeah.
Alright, you happy?
Nothing there.
- And the rest.
- What are you looking for, Cain?
- A fair fight.
- Yeah, so were we.
And then we lost that when
you booked a flight to Cyprus.
Yes, can you kindly remove
the wrap?
I must object, I'm sorry.
You object?
What, you guilty or somethin'?
This ain't no courtroom.
You ain't on trial.
Well, ain't today
just full of surprises?
Yeah, ain't it just?
I don't see a problem.
- You don't?
- There's been no foul play.
That shit don't look good to me.
That's not your concern,
now, is it?
Now the clock's been ticking
since you got here.
Now, if you don't mind,
gentlemen,
- I'd like to just carry on.
- Let's see.
Er, I'm sorry, Adam, I think
we should have that looked at.
There's no point in turning
this into something
it doesn't need to be.
It's just old wounds reopened.
Yeah, they hurt the most,
don't they?
They look fresh to me, certainly
since the medical, correct?
Well, yeah, he's worked hard.
It's nothing. Just a little bit
of extra pad work is all.
I may have to make an elective
decision on this.
On what?
To let me finish the damn job?
Look, no rule's been broken,
alright?
And we've all seen fighters
go into the ring
with worse injuries than this
and this ain't even an injury!
It's just a stupid scratch!
Yeah, but I have to think
about the safety
of the fighters, Adam.
You know that, hm?
I'm not medically qualified
to make that call.
There ain't no call to be made.
We've got the best cut man
right here.
Yeah.
If my fighter's happy,
then I'm happy.
They're clean,
I've done it myself.
And you know Adam's
gonna wrap 'em proper.
Yeah, no, I understand that,
Paul, but with all due respect,
you work for the fighter,
I work for the board.
Yeah, and he works
for the promoter.
And if this fight
gets called, well...
It just saves you
the big 'L' that's comin'.
You know, the one
that was always comin'.
Look, first bell
is in forty-five minutes.
We've already lost five minutes.
I haven't even started wrapping
and I've got to get
my fighter ready and warm.
Yeah, but if we don't
have due diligence,
there won't be a fight.
Look, I want this fight
to go ahead.
Yeah. I mean, there's God
knows how many people out there
waiting to see him get spark
out, so I'd have to agree.
And I'd hate to disappoint.
That's more of a you thing.
Gentlemen, excuse us a moment.
David... can you and I have
a quick word?
Yeah, I guess I've gotta talk
to my guys too, don't I?
Look, Cain... here, Cain...
Look, you... you don't have
to do any of this.
Yeah, you're right.
I don't.
Yo, yeah...
Get him cleaned up
before they get here.
Listen, I've got something
to tell you.
Nah, it's nothing like that.
It's, um...
my man's trying, yeah? Yeah.
No, I'm not gassing.
You sent me here to do a job,
I'm doing the job,
you listening, or what?
Why, what's he saying?
Don't listen to him, man.
He's trying to get in your head.
Listen, Derek, I can still get
us back on track, alright?
But I need you to be cool.
This really is not a fight
you want to...
- Coach, I'm cool.
- Alright.
You got this in the bag,
trust me.
No, I'm not gassing. Bruv!
It's still our moment.
He ain't gonna take this from
us, I promise, alright?
They're not gonna take
this from us.
They've got too much riding
on this
and we've worked too hard
for this.
Fifteen more minutes.
That's all...
- No!
- Alright...
Yeah...
Not now, Derek, alright?
This is where we've landed...
Right? This is what we've got
to work with.
I'm telling you the truth,
alright?
What d'you mean?
It's calm.
Look, I told you,
I know these guys.
I ain't given 'em nothing, man.
I'm with you lot.
Alright, look, I've gotta go,
but trust, we got this, yeah?
In a bit.
- I understand your position...
- I can't risk my licence
- and I don't want to risk yours.
- You're not.
It's been cleared
by the doctor on paper.
That's all anyone really
cares about. You're safe.
Well, I can't pretend
that I didn't see it.
There are too many eyes
in the room.
Yeah, and we don't want any more
coming in, do we?
The more we stand here
talking about it,
the more time we lose. That's...
that's not good for my fighter.
Yeah. Ain't our fault.
Ain't our problem.
Cain, nothing was a problem
until you showed up.
Gentlemen, gentlemen...
Let's just get this dealt with.
If the fight has to be called,
there's a lot of people
that need to know about this
sooner rather than later.
You ain't told anyone else,
have ya?
This fight ain't getting called,
right?
Look, there's no point
in panicking anyone
when nothing's gonna happen.
Evening, gentlemen.
May I?
That's pretty.
Can you, um, do that?
Thank you.
Look at me. Can you feel that?
- Yeah? You feel this?
- Mhm.
Uh huh. This?
Yeah.
These are gonna need stitches.
Which ain't happening, right?
I couldn't clear you if you did.
I see you've glued them.
Mm, which is fair play.
Well, they are starting
to open up a little.
Well, I'll do 'em fresh.
Under the pads and the gloves,
that should hold enough
for a fight,
and that's all we need.
Yeah.
Do you want to tell me
what really caused this?
Yeah, the same as I told
Bernard.
A bit of extra pad work.
Are you sure?
Yeah, sure.
I'm thinking of your fighter.
Yeah, I know.
Sure. Any lidocaine?
Nah. Not something
I carry with me.
Good. It could be present
in the urine
and I wouldn't want
to take the chance.
What-what can we do for you?
It's dry. It's clean.
I'm gonna wrap his hand
up really tight.
Put some extra padding
on the knuckles.
Ten ounces of glove...
nothing can get through that.
Look, give us something.
- Have you sterilised the wound?
- Yeah, full saline flush.
- Adrenaline?
- Yeah, a little.
Show me what you've got.
Er... standard.
One in one thousand.
Should be fine.
And he'll piss clean.
Any hemostat?
Only in the Vas, but that's not
gonna help us.
- Thrombin?
- I didn't wanna risk it.
Well, it should be fine.
Look, it's not great.
The risk of infection
is really high. I don't...
Adam... Adam!
Freddie's coming back.
What, Freddie? Why the hell
would you speak to Freddie?
Well, I didn't. I want this
fight to go ahead
- as much as you do.
- What the fuck is goin' on?
It's forty minutes to fight time
and I'm hearing
you've called my fucking
doctors out!
It's forty minutes from fight
time and I'd appreciate it
if you didn't turn this into any
more of a circus than it is...
I'll turn it into whatever
the fuck I like!
My circus pays your bills!
Do you know who pays
my bills, eh?
The sponsors, the endorsements,
the investors,
two million
pay-per-view customers
and fifty-thousand punters
out there
waiting for that cunt
to throw a punch!
So he's walking out in forty
minutes. End of conversation!
- Alright, Freddie, Freddie...
- Works for me.
This is your show,
but the board has every right
to refuse to have a fight
if there's gonna be any risk
- to the fighter...
- He's a fucking boxer!
He punches people's heads off
for a livin'!
Show me your hand, son.
Are you fucking joking?
I've got fucking deeper
scratches on my bollocks
after a session
with my fucking missus!
I've lost two fighters
to tonight's event.
I ain't cancelling
a fucking third now!
Do I need to remind you
what kind of opportunity
- I'm giving you and your boy?
- No, I'm happy to go...
Then fix him up!
And get him out there!
Anyone breathes a word of this
and I will fucking castrate ya!
Yeah, you too!
This never fucking happened!
Well, if we all want to get paid
tonight, you heard the man.
There is still
a risk of infection.
Well, any cut out
there's got a risk of infection.
The wound's clean.
The dressings are sterile.
And if the fight
goes the distance...
It ain't going the distance.
If the fight goes the distance,
he'll be out there at most,
what, an hour from the bell.
I'm sorry, if I clear this,
if I clear this...
...you come and see me
straight after.
- Yeah, we can arrange that.
- That wasn't a question.
Come here. Come on.
Do you want to fight tonight?
Well, I'm going to need
to hear it.
Look at my hand.
I've been doing this since
I was a yout.
If I say this one's alright,
trust me. I'm alright.
Best of luck tonight.
Thank you.
Straight after.
Thank you, gentlemen.
Alright, let's get
you wrapped up.
How's your hand?
It's alright.
Can you make a fist?
Yeah.
Alright. Let's get
you wrapped up.
Your arse must have been going
5p-50p back there, boy.
Still... you gotta fight
the champ tonight.
You know you're getting
smoked, right?
Come on, bro. You should
know me better than that.
I'm just saying, maybe
you should have gone
with the no-contest
when you had the chance.
Is that supposed to be
a threat or something?
That's a warning.
D, he's going to hurt you, man.
If you're the best he's had
to train with,
then I think everybody
in this room knows
it should be a quick night.
Is this...
is that what you lot
always thought of me?
Did you even see the odds
on you?
Hm?
You wouldn't be here if you had.
And believe me, I do know you.
And now Kingsley does too.
- What have you told them?
- What do you think, man?
Nah, you're better
than that, bro.
I dunno.
Am I?
What happened?
After all them years,
all the blood, all the sweat.
What happened to us?
What happened to you?
- Oh, fam, please...
- Dunno about 'fam', 'fam' what?
Nah, nah, don't call me 'fam',
bro. We ain't family no more.
They called, I answered.
You'd have done the same thing.
Wouldn't he?
Nah, see that's how I know
you don't know me,
- 'cause I don't move like that.
- That's your choice.
Maybe that's your failing.
I'm not gonna lie to you, man,
it's a good life.
Man's got a gym, pool, a chef.
What you got? Some dirty gym
under the arches in Brixton?
That dirty gym gave you... this.
Is that what you tell the kids?
I did this. Me.
Where are your fighters, hm?
Where are your champions?
You'll see one tonight.
Walking back from the ring.
And there it is.
You see, D, there's your
fucking answer.
You see, that seat
you're sitting in? That's mine!
And you know it!
I'm the better fighter
and yet you're the one
walking to the ring tonight.
You're the one fighting
for a belt you know
- you can't fucking win!
- What do you want from me?
The truth, man!
- The truth is you were injured.
- That's bullshit!
You ain't takin' something
into the ring
you ain't trained hard enough!
Your words!
This should have been my night,
man!
I was trying to protect ya,
so you could fight another day.
That's what any good coach
would do!
You think you're protecting him?
He's gonna get murdered tonight.
I could have been a...
I could have been
a fucking champion, man.
What, so you're looking
for an apology?
I'm looking for some
accountability! Anything!
I made a decision, Cain.
And I stand by it.
Cain, I think
you're forgetting...
I'm undefeated.
How many Ls have you got
on your record?
How many fights have you got
on yours?
I'm thirteen and '0', G.
That '0' becomes a '1' tonight.
All because he put
the wrong guy in.
Makes sense, though. You always
were the favourite son.
- No, Cain. That's not how it...
- I would've had a f'king chance!
You took that from me! For him!
Yours was slim at best,
and with that...
slim-to-none. You're gonna be
flat on that canvas tonight,
just like the first time
we fought.
You talkin' about the amateurs?
I'm surprised you remember
that night.
- Is-is he...?
- He was a junior.
You were five years
older than him.
I still am.
He had no business
fighting me in the amateurs.
Matter of fact...
...why did you put him
in there to lose?
You think it's gonna be
any different tonight?
You're sending your favourite
son to the front line
knowing he ain't
coming back alive.
Listen, the call went out,
you weren't fit to fight.
Call came in and Kingsley
didn't see it that way.
And even if I was...
would you have picked me?
Yeah...
See, my boys see something in me
that you clearly never did.
Cain, they ain't your boys.
So I hope they're paying
you really well.
'Cause once they're done with
you, they're gonna drop you
- quicker than you can jump.
- Yeah?
I'd have done it for free.
You lot act surprised when man
looks for something different.
Look at you! You're old.
Your gym is old. Methods... old.
My methods work.
And you wouldn't be here
if it weren't for that gym.
Are you forgetting who bailed
you out
when you couldn't make rent?
When you couldn't pay electric?
That gym is only here
because of me!
I am the only fighter you had
that ever really made money,
and yet you put him
in to fight over me?
- Make it make sense, man!
- I'm making bank tonight.
You're only making bank because
Kingsley brings bank, chill out.
I'm still making more money than
you ever made as a journeyman.
Yeah?
Wasn't good enough for your
brother though, was it?
- Don't.
- Darius Douglas.
OG journeyman, roadman... my guy,
- you couldn't even touch me!
- Come on, Cain.
It makes sense that you're
talking shit about him
when he ain't in the room.
He ain't even
in the postcode, man.
I know it. You know it.
Adam knows it.
Cain, I beg you,
stop talking shit
- before I make it long for you!
- Ah, beg.
My brother used to wipe
the blood from your nose
when you could barely even wipe
your own arse.
I'll give you that.
I remember him driving me home
from the amateurs.
I got blood on his seat.
He nearly fucking killed me.
Yeah, but he didn't,
'cause I said it was mine.
- Yeah, you took that hit for me.
- Took it, bro?
He made me clean his car
for a year!
All because of your stupid
fucking nose!
Your brother was a talent, man.
He was a real contender.
He had a chance. You...
- you ain't him.
- Cain, why you doing this to me?
Nah, why are you doing
this to me now?
I hand it to him, man.
He gave it all up for you.
I rate that.
But this fucking guy...
You really think you can
save every kid, don't you?
Do you even think about
the ones you let go?
His brother was one.
I'm just another one, right?
Collateral.
D, I dunno man, maybe you should
do the smart thing too,
'cause trusting this guy
ain't the move.
Listen, Cain, I hope
for everyone's sake
you ain't here
when my brother lands.
But he ain't here.
Where is he, hm?
Back on tag?
Having to watch his baby bro's
fight on TV?
Cain, I promise you,
I'll knock you out in here
and still have enough
for Kingsley.
Fam, give me one reason, please.
I'm giving you
a reason now, dickhead!
Bruv, I'm still here!
What you sayin'?
- Don't chat to me like that!
- Come on, then!
Everybody, calm down!
We are professionals!
Well, he shouldn't have
made it personal.
Listen, there's only one man
in here fighting tonight,
alright, and that's him.
Now if you'd all just let me
fucking finish!
You want a fight, Cain,
let's talk to Freddie.
Let's set something up, yeah?
Least we can get a pay day
out of it.
I'm calm, man.
You might want to talk
to your boy, though.
I think you just know
that you ain't got shit on me.
You know what, I rate that
in you, I always have, man.
Takes a brave man to go out
there knowing he's gonna lose.
But you know where you get
that from though, don't you?
Douglas Boys, brave to a fault.
I'm just saying, man...
don't be like him.
Bad decisions. Bad outcomes.
Alright, how's that feeling?
Yeah, it's alright.
Let's get you finished up.
Alright.
I'm saying these are good to go.
Happy, Mr Ikande?
- That's a subjective question.
- Well, I meant...
I know what you meant.
Yeah, I'm good.
Right, well... if there
are no objections,
I am happy to sign this off.
I wish you the very best
of luck, Derek.
Thank you, gentlemen.
Look, I...
I didn't come here
for this, man.
- So what did you come here for?
- Answers.
Real answers.
Cain...
I know.
D, say hi to your bro
for me, yeah?
It's your night,
it's your night.
You got him signed off?
That's all that matters, yeah?
Yeah...
I said we'd handle it
and we handled it, right?
- Come on, no, Derek. Enough.
- D, listen to him.
Nothing you can do now is gonna
get him here any quicker.
We've lost a lot of time.
We've gotta get you ready,
mentally, physically.
Get your focus back where it
needs to be, mate. On the fight.
- What, did we handle it, yeah?
- Yeah, they're gone.
- We're signed off.
- It's been dealt with.
Nah. It's been dealt with
for now.
It's over, alright? Nothing
matters now except the fight.
Listen, that wasn't on me.
That was on you.
- Alright.
- You let him come in here,
spit in our faces and you barely
said a word.
I said enough. We've got to
pick our fights very carefully.
That one had nothin' in it for
us, alright? So, let it go.
What has happened to you?
Where's your fucking pride?
Standing right in front of me.
About to take...
Nah, nah, nah, nah,
don't try all that.
Since we got here,
something's been off.
- With what?
- With you, and I can feel it.
Feel what?
If you didn't want him here,
then why didn't you
just say that?
Cain? That was out of our hands.
No, not Cain!
What-what you sayin'?
I'm saying I didn't hear
you say a word
when he started talking shit
about my brother.
That weren't about your brother.
I wanted to get you wrapped
and get that bad energy
out of the room,
'cause look at what it's doing
to you. It's eating you up!
And this? This shit,
this ain't you no more.
Alright? You've got to get rid
of that anger.
'Cause if you ain't right
in here,
what do you think's gonna happen
out there?
You've got to pull
it together, Derek,
or else he's gonna eat
you alive!
What, you don't think
I can do it, do any of you?
- That's not what I'm saying.
- D, we wouldn't be here if not!
He's right, Del.
We're all here for you.
Only, you're not making it very
easy for us right now, son.
Paul, all I wanted
was fifteen more minutes.
Yeah, and you got it!
You got your fifteen minutes.
Not how it should have happened,
but you got it.
And he still ain't here yet.
We've got, what?
Thirty, maybe, what...
...twenty minutes left. Twenty
minutes to get that fire back.
Look, we've had a bit
of excitement, lads, yeah?
It's always the waiting around
that drives him nuts.
He's always in my corner!
- We're in your corner.
- We are your corner.
You don't get it, whatever.
But I'm calling him once more
and then I'm done.
D, please, just listen
to us, okay?
- Just think about the fight now.
- I am thinking about the fight.
What do you think
I'm thinking about?
Whatever. Take it.
Switch it off.
There you go, you happy?
It's off.
I said you have to pick
your fights carefully, alright?
Do not pick 'em with us.
You need to stay warm.
I'll keep an eye on him now.
I'm alright.
It's gonna help when you
when get out there, okay?
Look, I don't need to tell
you this, we do it every time.
- Just put it on.
- And I'm telling you I'm warm,
- I'm alright.
- No, Derek, you're not warm.
Put it on, please.
Come on, let's get that
core temperature up.
It's alright.
- It's nothing.
- Keep goin', D.
Relax, Derek, alright?
Just relax.
You're-you're thinking about it,
alright? Don't.
I've got a lot
to think about, Adam!
You let him get into your head
and now look what's happened.
Yeah, but I thought
we handled it?
I didn't want
to give him nothing.
Because you had nothin' for him.
No, I just didn't want any more
bloodshed in the room,
that's all.
No more anger.
Alright... just, look...
that's on me, not you.
So you're the only one who's
allowed to be angry about it?
I'm not angry.
I am. You should be as well.
What's that ever done
for you, eh?
And what do you think it's gonna
do for you tonight?
He's right, D. You don't
fight good when you're angry.
Tonight ain't about
looking back.
It's about us moving forward.
Alright? Now, get back
to skipping.
Nah, I'm done.
Derek, you're still too cold
for this, alright? I said skip.
He's right, D. You're going to
pull something or tear something
before we even get out there.
As if that's our biggest
fucking problem.
Do you know what?
Let him shadow.
As long as he's moving.
But listen, Derek, just bring it
down a level, that's all I ask.
You've got nothing to prove
to any of us in here.
What is it? What's wrong,
what's wrong?
- I'm too hot.
- We'll get you some water.
Get him some water, alright?
A cold one. And some ice.
- Get him some ice.
- It's too hot, man...
Here.
Oh, what?
Look, I said I was hot.
I just wanna take this off.
Breathe, Derek, alright?
You're panicking.
Relax, D, alright?
We got you, buddy.
Stop calling me 'D'.
My name's Derek.
Derek, yeah, Derek, of course.
Hey look, just drink
a little bit.
- I don't want to.
- Just sip it! Sip it slowly.
No, no, no, no, no. You drink it
however you want to drink it,
alright, just breathe.
It's all good.
It's not good, Adam. This isn't
good. Look! Is this good?
Okay, okay...
Everyone always wants to tell me
fucking eat this,
drink this, piss...
I know myself. I know myself!
Yes. Yes you do.
But right now, I don't care what
happens in this room
as long as it makes you happy
out there.
I promise you, we're gonna be
okay with it, alright?
Alright, because we're here
for you. We're here for you.
Alright?
I can't do this.
It's alright, you don't have to.
Like I said, you don't have to.
No, I mean I can't do this.
I can't go out there.
Listen, we'll treat this like
every other day in the office.
Alright? Why don't you take
a few minutes?
Get the noise of the day out
of your head, alright? Breathe.
Coach, I've messed up, ain't it?
I've messed up bad.
No, no... no, no, you haven't.
You haven't.
Alright, you haven't.
But right now we need
to focus on going out there
and cleaning up.
I can't.
How many times have I heard
you say that before, eh?
Nearly every fight,
from when you was a boy.
But you do. Every single time
you go out there
and you clean up
because that's what you do!
What if he's right?
What if everyone's right?
Derek, what if you're wrong?
Fourteen years it's taken us
to get here.
Fourteen years and a perfect
professional record.
There will be people who will
come in and out of your life,
tell you...
'You can't do this'.
You cannot be one of 'em.
Coach, he's got in my head.
I feel...
I don't feel good.
No. No.
I know, but come on, Derek.
We're about to go to war.
Alright?
And in the final moments,
I've seen great men fall
and lesser men rise.
You have everything you need.
- No. I don't have everything.
- No...
No, everything.
They got into your head, Derek,
but they did not get
into your heart.
How about we get you
gloved up, eh?
Come on, you always feel better
with your gloves on.
- Yeah, coach.
- Yeah?
You had us worried
for a minute there, son.
Right, get the gloves.
I just wanna take a minute.
Yeah. You do whatever you need
to do, alright?
Before we get the gloves on,
yeah?
Once they're on,
they're not coming off.
Good work, son.
Now we're getting somewhere.
Alright, it's nearly first bell.
Let's get our shit together.
Ah... ah...
Leave a message.
Leave a message.
F... ah!
Alright, have we got everything?
Yes boss.
Waiting on you, chief.
Alright, I need you both
to do something for me.
Whatever you need.
Get the fuck out.
You what?
Where d'you want us to go?
Sure.
Okay.
Adam, we're just the other side
of that door, okay?
Leave a message.
Derek?
Copy that. Over.
I lost count the amount of kids
like you walked into my gym.
All wanting to be the next Ali
or Sugar Ray.
And as a coach,
you know you... you dream of...
finding that one kid
that's gonna make it.
That one kid that's gonna be
your first champion.
That one hungry kid.
You can spend a lifetime looking
and never find 'em.
I ain't nothing special.
And yet here we are.
Couldn't be any closer
to that belt,
short of putting it
round your waist.
Nah, man. You've made a mistake.
I ain't that one.
There was another.
A lot like you.
But...
...he went another way.
Well then, you should have
picked him, like he said.
Nah.
No, Cain's a fucking
good fighter.
He's sharp. He's fast.
He's smart.
But he ain't a champion.
Now, your brother...
He had what it takes to make it.
You and he...
you come from this place
of pain.
And that pain
became your strength.
And that strength is why
you both had...
I dunno, 'it'.
Do you really think he could
have been a champion?
Yeah.
Yeah...
if things had been different.
So, is that your problem?
That he let you down?
That he could have been your
champion but he threw it away?
And you just ain't... you ain't
forgave him for it or something?
I've got nothing but love
for your brother.
He never let me down.
He never let you down either,
did he?
Well, where is he?
You've taken him into every
fight you've had.
At least give him that.
Just a shame I had to watch him
throw it all away
because of one...
stupid mistake.
Adam, it weren't a mistake, man.
He was just protecting us.
He just wanted her pain to stop.
I never blamed him for that.
I just wish there could've been
another way.
Yeah, there was.
But I was just too...
young.
I was too weak.
Look, that stuff was going on
all the time.
And I always just hid away
and listened,
and I did the same thing
that night.
Don't blame yourself, Derek,
alright? You were young.
And he was consumed with anger.
Like your father was.
And I could never get that anger
out of him.
But I swore...
I swore I would never let
it do the same to you.
I just didn't want to be scared
like that again.
I should have helped him,
or done something.
What, and then I'd be about to
wrap some other kid's hands?
And yous two would have been
just some other poor kids
that I couldn't save?
I didn't want that
for you, Derek.
And neither did he.
You know, not every hungry kid
can be a champion.
But every champion
was once a hungry kid.
He gave up his chance so you
could have yours, Derek.
What more can you ask of him?
I-I think I just want
to make it up to him.
And you can do that tonight.
Tonight is your chance
to say thank you.
I don't think I can do it
without him though.
And that's why you have to.
So, what now?
Well, that's up to you.
I support whatever
you want, Derek.
But if you're asking me...
I say we get you gloved up.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Alright son, come on.
Here.
Left...
Yeah, I know...
always left first.
Since when you was a boy.
I still have no idea why.
But you know what?
I think I like it like that.
Yep, Charlie, copy that.
I'm afraid now's
not a good time.
I'm shooting the walkout.
Feel free to walk back
the way you came.
You were told ten o'clock.
It's...
It just means not now,
love, okay?
This is ridiculous.
What the hell? David, you sent
my camera away.
Mr Douglas has asked not
to be disturbed right now.
Well, Mr Douglas needs to
remember he is under contract.
How many times have we been
through this?
Every time, I think.
Tom, he's gonna walk out
when he's ready.
- It's nearly ten.
- It's not ten.
I don't need this right now.
David, ten o'clock, yeah?
Not 10:01. Not 10:05.
Ten o'clock!
Come on man, you-you owe
me one, yeah?
Put it on a tab.
I'm coming back. Make sure
he's ready to go.
Ten. Ten!
Ah, Jesus...
How's it feel in there?
I don't feel nothin'.
Yeah, well I can.
Kingsley's gonna feel it
and all. They'll all feel it.
Yeah!
Come on, we can do better
than that!
There you go!
That's what I'm talking about,
right, stick and move!
You can't hurt
what you can't hit!
Ha!
It's all in there.
Now don't think about it.
Let's go.
Yes!
All them hours...
All them hours of training.
This is what it's about!
Ain't no one taking
this away from us.
Not Trevor Kingsley.
Not Cain Ikande.
And definitely not you!
It's not the feeling
in your hands.
It's the feeling in your heart.
That's what's gonna carry us
through to the ring.
Okay, okay, I've given you
the benefit of the doubt.
You said you'd be ready for ten.
And I am.
However, Mr Douglas isn't.
Please just go in there and tell
him we need to walk now.
I told you, he walks
when he's ready.
That is not how this works!
David, come on!
We're going out live, we have
sponsors, we have a schedule.
Do you know, you're really
putting me in the shit here?
I'm sure it pays
the same either way.
Yes, it does! It's just I may
never get paid again!
All the greatest rewards are on
the other side of risk and fear.
You've got to take that risk.
You've got to face that fear.
Just tell me how long
he's gonna be.
I guess it's time.
Yeah, it's your call.
Always been your call.
Is it time?
Are you ready?
Yeah, I'm ready.
Then it's time.
Coach, listen...
It was you, you know?
Like, you...
you know what I'm trying
to say, right?
I appreciate it.
I know.
Nah, like I appreciate... you.
Let's go.
Are you moving yet?
- He's still not got his robe on.
- Robbie...
Copy that.
Gloves, please.
David, he's here.
Get this to him
as quickly as you can.
Of course.
Ladies and gentlemen!
And now for the moment
you've all been waiting for...
I was wrong...
when I said I didn't want you to
be anything like your brother.
Because you're exactly like him.
And that makes me happy.
Now you go out there...
and say thank you.
Weighing 206 pounds,
from Brixton, London, England...
the challenger...
Diamond... Derek... Dooooouglass!