
Mister Knokout
Director: A. Mikhalkov
Year of release: 2022.
Genre: sports, drama
A biopic about the childhood, youth and professional development of the legendary Soviet boxer Valery Popenchenko. At the age of 23, he already became the champion of the USSR and confirmed this title five more times. During his sports career, Valery fought 213 fights, winning 200 times, for which he received the nickname Mr. Knockout. But the main event of his life was his participation in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Popenchenko represented a huge country at the main world event.