Boxing for Freedom is showing in several cinemas as part of the UNHCR Charity Refugee Film Festival. Young Post caught up with co-director Silvia Venegas about making the documentary. What ...
The film focuses on Shields’ boxing origin and ascension to Olympic glory, leaving her exceedingly successful pro career to postscript. It’s a smart move by Jenkins and Morrison. Shields ...
It’s hard to imagine many actors having as much bona fides in the world of boxing as Rosie Perez ... Al Bernstein once dubbed her the “First Lady of Boxing.” “I grew up like the boxers ...
Perez, a Brooklyn native, is a longtime fan of the sport and has been dubbed “the First Lady of Boxing.” She’s a mainstay at both title and lower-stakes fights around the state of New York ...