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

Starring Destiny as Shields and Brian Tyree Henry as her coach, Jason Crutchfield, the movie details the obstacles faced by the aspiring young boxer (which include a dysfunctional home environment and financial insecurity) as she goes from learning the basics of the sport at age 11 to competing at the 2012 London Olympics at 17.

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.”

Check out these images of actor Ryan Destiny and boxing and PFL standout Claressa Shields. Destiny plays Shields in "The Fire Inside," a biopic about Shields' life and career.

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