1 ▁sports ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁st arring ▁Mar gi ▁Clar ke ▁as ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁Ron nie ▁O ' D ow d , ▁who ▁finds ▁female ▁box ing ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁her ▁domestic ▁problems . ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁a ▁mixed ▁reception . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁film ▁revol ves ▁around ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Ron nie ▁O ' D ow d , ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁attempts ▁to ▁escape ▁her ▁domestic ▁problems ▁by ▁fle eing ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁her ▁father . ▁She ▁finds ▁him , ▁and ▁experiences ▁new ▁problems , ▁some ▁friendship , ▁a ▁rom ance , ▁and ▁an ▁unexpected ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁pro - box er , ▁to ▁make ▁ends ▁meet . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁near ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁Ron nie ▁and ▁her ▁friends ▁visit ▁a ▁night club , ▁where ▁a ▁female ▁box ing ▁match ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁take ▁place . ▁The ▁absence ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁box ers ▁led ▁the ▁ring ▁announ cer ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁friendly ▁challenge : ▁£ 1 0 0 0 ▁will ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁woman ▁who ▁last s ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 ▁minutes ▁in ▁the ▁ring ▁with ▁his ▁f ighter . ▁Ron nie ▁eager ly ▁accepts , ▁int ending ▁to ▁last s ▁the ▁three ▁minutes , ▁but ▁her ▁oppon ent ▁turns ▁ag gress ive , ▁forcing ▁Ron nie ▁to ▁knock ▁her ▁out . ▁ ▁Ron nie ▁later ▁receives ▁an ▁inv itation ▁for ▁another ▁bout . ▁This ▁time , ▁she ▁faces ▁off ▁against ▁a ▁more ▁sk illed ▁advers ary , ▁Cra