Ryan Destiny said her role playing iconic female boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shields in "The Fire Inside" helped her develop a new level of trust in herself as an actress. "I think I found a lot of trust ...

Actress Ryan Destiny has waited five years for audiences to finally see her play Olympic champion boxer Claressa Shields in Rachel Morrison's directorial debut. Speaking to IndieWire over Zoom ...

Check out these images of actor Ryan Destiny and boxing and PFL standout Claressa Shields. Destiny plays Shields in "The Fire Inside," a biopic about Shields' life and career. NEW YORK ...

I always want to pay homage to that.” On this morning, Shields is sitting on a hotel couch with Ryan Destiny, the rising Detroit actress who portrays her in the film, and Rachel Morrison ...

Ryan Destiny is stepping into the ring with her most physically demanding role yet as she embodies the life of Olympic gold-winning boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shields in The Fire Inside. The gritty ...

The short one-hour drive from Detroit to Flint is the metaphorical bridge between two worlds that have shaped Ryan Destiny’s past and future. The Motor City native recently took on her biggest ...

Ryan Destiny: There were a lot of layers to it. I had to physically train to make sure I was fit and looked the part. Then there was also just me wrapping my head around who she was as a person ...

Five years later, Jason is training with Claressa (Ryan Destiny) on a regular basis, having earned the respect of the boys at the gym. “You represent out there,” says one. “You show ’em ...

Keith Powers had an emotional reaction to Ryan Destiny’s new movie. The Uglies actor, 32, spoke to PEOPLE at the EBONY Power 100 Gala about his longtime friend’s film The Fire Inside ...

Gifted, driven and played by a memorable Ryan Destiny (as if glowering were a renewable energy source), Claressa competed with the dreams of a broken town on her shoulders, and won like none of ...