Updated Script- Ian Uttley

INT. CORRIDOR TO PRESS CONFERENCE – DAY
Jermaine is walking down the towards a function room where a press conference is being held for an upcoming boxing match. He arrives to find his coach waiting nervously outside the door.

COACH HOWARD
(firmly)
Where the hell have you been?
Jermaine continues to walk towards the door as Coach Howard begins to walk along side him.

MIKE (quietly)
I got held up, sorry.

COACH HOWARD
Well yer late, you’ve got people waiting come on hurry up.
Coach Howard opens the door and walks through in to the press conference where the sound of reporters echo out the room, Jermaine follows him in.

INT. PRESS CONFERENCE-DAY
Coach Howard walks across the front of the hall toward a long table of which had been laid out in the front of the room and where Jermaine’s opponent and his coach are sitting.

COACH HOWARD
(as he is walking)
Hello ladies and Gentlemen, I’m sorry about the delay. I would like to begin by thanking you all for coming and thanking our opponents for coming as well and if we may begin asking questions thank you.
Coach Howard sits downs down and scans across the room and toward the opposing boxer.

REPORTER #1
Hi Jon Davidson Barnsley Times, Coach Howard I understand that Jermaine has recently been released from prison, how has this effected his training?

MIKE
Well prison was a stressful experience for me but now that I’m out I have a new strict training routine which i stick to every step of the way

REPORTER #2
Charlotte Taylor Sky sports news.This question is to, Vladimir Zhirkov. I understand that you were supposed to fight Jermaine before around a year and a half ago but he got sent to prison, how has this affected your opinion of him?


VLADIMIR ZHIRKOV
(Russian accent)
I think he is scum...and I shall crush him.

MIKE
What tha se.
VLADIMIR ZHIRKOV
You heard me
MIKE
Hows about yer sit darn before i sit yer darn

Vladimir and Mike lock in to a staring match as the scene ends.

INT. BOXING GYM-EVENING
Mike and coach enter in to the boxing gym and walk in to main area of the gym. Mike then sits down in a small chair and gets out his boxing gloves and puts them on. Mike then stands from his chair and walks to a punching bag and starts punching the bag with coach watching in a analytical fashion.