TV One Premiering New Original Film ‘Ringside’

TV
One is ready to deliver a knockout punch this Labor Day weekend.

The
network will premiere its newest original movie “Ringside” over the
holiday, starring Tyler Lepley (“The Haves and the Have Nots”) as an
up-and-coming boxer being pushed to the limit.

According to a press release, the film follows Tyler’s
character, undefeated rising star Jaxon Holley, as he prepares for a
career-defining fight while also exploring “the personal battles he faces
outside the ring.” 

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Allen Maldonaldo (“Straight Outta Compton,”
“Black-ish”) laces up his gloves as the “trash-talking,
steroid-taking” title holder Spencer “Timber” Collier, who
attempts to throw Jaxon off his game.

For Tyler,
the chance to take on the role of Jaxon was a personal and professional victory
in itself.

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“I
love portraying complex characters, and Jaxon definitely fits into that
category,” the actor said in a statement.

“Bringing
him to life onscreen pushed me as an actor in the best of ways,” he
added. 

Educated
and from a middle-class family, Jaxon struggles to prove his “street
cred” in the high-stakes boxing world while keeping his eye on the
ultimate prize – and discovering that fighting may be the easy part.

Of
course, romantic elements also come into play when Jaxon falls for Endira
(Raney Branch of “The Originals” and “Grey’s Anatomy”), a
beautiful photographer with a “devastating” secret of her own. 

Ringside Trailer from TV One, LLC on Vimeo.

Written,
produced and directed by radio host Russ Parr, “Ringside” co-stars
“General Hospital’s” Tequan Richmond, “Real Husbands of
Hollywood’s” Jackie Long and “The People v. O.J. Simpson:
American Crime Story’s” Kwame Patterson.

“Ringside”
premieres Sunday, Sept. 4 at 7/6c on TV One.

— Erin Biglow