PLOT[]
Apollo is a waiter at Dharla's Diner moonlighting as an illegal fist fighter in order to take care of his mom Theresa, who is a paraplegic and his brother Devon, who is awaiting surgery to correct his cleft lip that he is constantly bullied for. After Apollo swiftly knocks out Ryan Wesley, a Golden Glove boxer and the older brother of a boxer Apollo had beaten the previous night before, he is noticed by Ryan's trainer, Luis, who offers to train Apollo in more legal boxing for pay. Apollo is able to rise in the ranks as a pro boxer, becoming 5-0. On his sixth fight, Apollo expresses frustration with Luis over not having enough money to support his family but Luis advises him to be patient and to keep working hard at his skills. Eddie, who had previously been placing bets on Apollo, approaches him and offers him $5,000 to throw his next fight. Apollo gives in and throws the fight, angering Luis who threatens to stop training Apollo if he performs the way he just did ever again.
Later that night, Theresa overhears Apollo and Eddie talking outside after he agrees to throw another fight for $10,000, chastising him for not making money the honest way and telling him to think about Devon because Devon looks up to him but won't see him the same way if he realizes that Apollo is taking the easy way out of things. At the next fight, Apollo prepares to throw again but after getting knocked down to the ground, he remembers the words of his mom and makes a comeback, swiftly knocking out his opponent much to the excitement of Luis and the chagrin of Eddie. In the locker room, Eddie lashes out at Apollo for costing him so much money by not throwing the fight but Apollo refuses to work with him anymore, giving him back the $5,000 from before and asks him if he wants someone who can beat up opponents like he does on his bad side, scaring Eddie off. Luis congratulates Apollo and helps him get a sponsorship with a sportswear company who pay Apollo $25,000 as a signing bonus to wear their merchandise during his fights, giving him enough money to help Devon with his surgery and his mom with her bills.
CAST[]
Apollo - John Santoyo
Theresa / Mom - Marisela Puicón
Devon - Charleigh Jordan-Ortega
Eddie - David Baumgardner
Luis - Ricardo Herranz
Rival Boxer 1 - Ricky Lavezzi
Rival Boxer 2 - Casey Roxas
Rival Boxer 3 - Efrain Flores
Onlooker 1 - Nadeem Robert Srouji
Onlooker 2 - Andrew English
Fighter 1 - Dani Ace
Customer - Darrell Philip Pro
Pro Boxer 1 - Carson Polish
Pro Boxer 2 - Aries Castro
Referee - Keith Weber
Pro Boxer 3 - Rj Cortana
Wilkins - Tim Coto
Sponsor - Xander Bailey
Ryan Wesley - Santigui Camara
Jesse Wesley - Jordan Cann
Onlooker 3 - Gary Manrique
Onlooker 4 - Randahl Brisco
Student 1 - Xavier Contreras
Student 2 - Zoe Meehan
Student 3 - Jin Choi
Student 4 - Maribel Landeros Loera
Bully 1- Brandon Martinez
Bully 2 - Alex Long
Gambler 1 - Michael Caprarella
Gambler 2 - Chad Winkles
Gambler 3 - Jaquez Robinson
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