The Fire Inside” starring Ryan Destiny as Claressa Shields and Brian Tyree Henry as her trainer, Jason Crutchfield, brings Shields’ story to the big screen.

Women in sports have had a much-needed and long-overdue spotlight shined on them this year, and I can't think of a better way to end 2024 than with a film magnifying the name of one of this country's unsung heroes: Claressa "T-Rex" Shields.

Professional boxer Claressa Shields is making headlines once again, this time for her candid remarks about the lack of support from fellow

The Fire Inside,” in theaters now, dramatizes her remarkable journey, from poverty in Flint, Michigan, to being a two-time Olympic boxing Gold Medalist known as “T-Rex.”

But that's not the case with "The Fire Inside," a film that may put Flint on the map for beating the odds. The gritty, compelling biopic tells the story of Claressa Shields, the two-time Olympic boxing champion who has gone on to win all 15 of her matches as a professional.

Claressa Shields was only 17 when she went to the 2012 London Olympics and became the first American woman to win gold in boxing.