Underground: Bare Knuckle Boxing in the UK (2015)
Overview
Once regarded as something that happens exclusively in Guy Ritchie films and on Gypsy sites, bare-knuckle boxing is fast becoming a thriving scene in the UK—the ultimate British bloodsport. When Clive Martin embeds with the bare-knuckle boxing elite, what he discovers is not dissimilar to Fight Club: IT technicians, builders, lifestyle coaches, and even a lawyer, all throwing their unprotected fists into one another's faces. It's a subculture of honor, pride, and violence. As the UK prepares to play host to the first US-vs.-UK bare-knuckle title fight in 150 years—the biggest event the scene has known since it went underground in the 19th century—Clive tries to find out whether violence is a cause or effect for these angry young men.
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| Original Language | en |
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Directed By
Rhys James
Crew
Rhys James
Graham Johnson
Daisy-May Hudson
Benjie Croce
Joe Alexander
Grant Armour
Grant Armour
Mark Pickles
Iain Pettifer
Rhiannon Mayor
Josh Haddow
TOP CAST
Clive Martin
Self
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