Film

Underground: Bare Knuckle Boxing in the UK

2015 · 27m · Documentary

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.

• Rhys JamesDirector
• Graham JohnsonProducer
• Grant ArmourEditor
• Iain PettiferEditor
• Mark PicklesEditor

Release date

September 3, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

27m

Genres

Documentary

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