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On The Ropes

Follow aspiring Iraqi-Australian boxing trainer Amirah Al-Amir who has idolised her world champion father Sami her entire life. While working in the family gym in Sydney's west alongside her two brothers, Amirah negotiates a professional debut match for her hardnosed fighter Jess O'Connor with Sami's long-time promoter Strick. Furious that she has done this behind his back, her father threatens to cut her off. Desperate to chase her dream of transforming women's boxing, will Amirah choose her fighter or her family?

2018 |1 Season  | 50m |  Drama

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Cast

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Nicole Chamoun

Amirah Al-Amir

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Keisha Castle-Hughes

Jess O'Connor

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Neveen Hanna

Layla Al-Amir

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Igal Naor

Sami Al-Amir

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Claude Jabbour

Tariq Al-Amir

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Louis Hunter

Lachlan O'Leary

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Otis Dhanji

Iggy

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Jack Thompson

Strick

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Majeda Beatty

Aysha

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Priscilla Doueihy

Amal

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

SBS