Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestAmirah prepares for her biggest fight yet - against her father - as she trains Lachy to challenge her brother in the ring. Amirah is determined to prove to Sami she belongs in the boxing world and knows it will take defeating him to do so. Jess hopes to redeem herself in a rematch against the formidable Jinx and while Lachy hopes to make it two from two in his second ever boxing match, he is also is concerned Amirah is taking her personal issues with her father into the ring.
Follow aspiring Iraqi-Australian boxing trainer Amirah Al-Amir who has idolised her world champion father Sami her entire life. While working in the family gym in Sydney's west alongside her two brothers, Amirah negotiates a professional debut match for her hardnosed fighter Jess O'Connor with Sami's long-time promoter Strick. Furious that she has done this behind his back, her father threatens to cut her off. Desperate to chase her dream of transforming women's boxing, will Amirah choose her fighter or her family?
Acting
Nicole Chamoun carries every scene like a championship belt
Direction
Shannon Murphy's kinetic fight sequences feel lived-in
Writing
Messy, specific family dynamics that actually ring true
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare mainstream Australian drama centering Iraqi-Australian experience in Sydney's western suburbs, shot on location in Punchbowl and Bankstown.
Nicole Chamoun trained with real female boxers for months; her ring work is nearly all her, not doubles.
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