FLINT, MI – Flint’s own Claressa Shields is already at the top of the boxing world. On Christmas Day, her inspiring journey hit the big screen. Here are five great reasons to see “The Fire Inside,” the Hollywood-produced film depicting Claressa Shields’ journey to two Olympic gold medals.

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.”

The upcoming biopic, The Fire Inside, tells the story of legendary boxer Claressa Shields. She is no stranger to the spotlight, having been a boxing prodigy since her teens. Shields spoke to ClutchPoints over the phone about The Fire Inside and some of her favorite boxing movies.