When I initially read about Jesselyn Silva, known as JessZilla, the ambitious young boxer featured in this film, I loved the idea of profiling a young girls journey in a male-dominated combat sport.
Its no secret that womens boxing has nowhere near the participants or the money, or the audience that mens boxing has. Broadcasters of the sport generally feature men; the Amateur International Boxing Association has gone so far as to encourage women to box in skirts. The middleweight Olympic champion boxer, Claressa Shields of Flint, Moch., reached the sports apogee and still struggles to make herself marketable to sponsors that help translate athletic success to financial reward. There simply is less demand, it seems, to watch girls who like to fight.
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