Assault in the Ring (2009)

On June 16 1983 in front of a capacity crowd of 25000 at Madison Square Garden the lives of two young men were forever changed during a controversial boxing match A tough club fighter from Puerto Rico named Luis Resto fought Billy Collins Jr an Irish golden boy for ten grueling rounds Resto was declared the winner but within minutes was accused of tampering with the padding in his gloves in effect brutalizing Collins Jr with his bare fists for thirty minutes More than two decades later Luis Resto is still a broken man shouldering the burden of his opponents death a prison sentence and a lifetime ban from boxing Resto relives that infamous night in New York City and exposes the sports dark side unfolding an emotional story which finally reveals the truth