In 2000, she starred in director Karyn Kusama’s Girlfight as a young woman trying to make it in the male-dominated boxing world ... early years in movies. Michelle Rodriguez’s mention of ...

IN A run-down boxing club in Brooklyn, where hunched old men hover in the shadows and ripped, wiry fighters flail at worn leather punch bags, Diana Guzman (Michelle Rodriguez) discovers her dream.

Watching it now, I was struck by the balance between the boxing elements, the family drama, the character study, Michelle Rodriguez’s amazing performance, and the high school romance.

Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez pits two fading ... After a decade of covering all things boxing, from recapping the sport’s biggest fights to sharing behind-the-scenes details ...