{"id":19320,"date":"2025-07-24T02:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T02:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/19320\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T02:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T02:52:10","slug":"pierce-brosnan-is-brendan-ingle-in-naseem-hamed-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/19320\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierce Brosnan is Brendan Ingle in Naseem Hamed biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first trailer for Giant, the biopic of former world featherweight champion ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed, starring Pierce Brosnan as his Dublin-born boxing trainer Brendan Ingle, has been released.<\/p>\n

Amir El-Masry (A Haunting in Venice, SAS: Rogue Heroes, Industry) stars as Naseem ‘Naz’ Hamed opposite Brosnan in the film, which is written and directed by Rowan Athale (The Rise, Gangs of London, Strange But True).<\/p>\n

Giant is executive produced by Rocky star Sylvester Stallone.<\/p>\n

The synopsis says Giant is “based on the remarkable real-life story of legendary British Yemeni boxing champion ‘Prince’ Naseem ‘Naz’ Hamed”.<\/p>\n

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\nBrendan Ingle and ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed, pictured in Dublin in August 1996<\/p>\n

“Charting his inspiring rags-to-riches underdog tale from his humble beginnings in Sheffield to becoming champion of the world and a global sporting icon in the 1990s, the film explores the unlikely and tender relationship between Naz and his Irish boxing trainer Brendan Ingle; and the instrumental role that Ingle played on his road to success,” the synopsis continues.<\/p>\n

Brendan Ingle, who trained numerous world and European champions, died in Sheffield in May 2018 after a brain haemorrhage<\/a>. He was 77.<\/p>\n

Paying tribute after Brendan Ingle’s death, Naseem Hamed said: “I can honestly say that if it were not for Brendan Ingle, I would not have achieved all I did in the sport of boxing.”<\/p>\n

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\nBrendan Ingle and ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed during the Naseem Hamed v Remigio Molina world title fight at the Nynex Arena, Manchester in November 1996 – Hamed won the fight after a TKO in the second round<\/p>\n

A release date for Giant has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

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