But that's not the case with "The Fire Inside," a film that may put Flint on the map for beating the odds. The gritty, compelling biopic tells the story of Claressa Shields, the two-time Olympic boxing champion who has gone on to win all 15 of her matches as a professional.

The Fire Inside,” in theaters now, dramatizes her remarkable journey, from poverty in Flint, Michigan, to being a two-time Olympic boxing Gold Medalist known as “T-Rex.”

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 in myself.

Claressa Shields was only 17 when she went to the 2012 London Olympics and became the first American woman to win gold in boxing.

Women’s boxing champion Claressa Shields is the subject of the new movie ‘The Fire Inside.’ Learn about her family and Olympic and professional boxing titles.

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.