- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Sport
- Release: 2000-10-20
- Director: Eugene Jarecki
- Writers: Eugene Jarecki
- Language: English
- Stars: Erika Eleniak , James Colby , Aunjanue Ellis , John Doman , Harry O’Reilly , Bill Corsair , Michael J. Burg , Diego López , Julian Townsend , Kyle Thrash
- Runtime: 90 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Girl Power (Norway) , Vihan voitto (Finland) , Przeciwnik (Poland) , The Opponent (United States of America) , The Opponent (United Kingdom) , The Opponent , Punhos de Exterminador (Brazil) , Orgismeni antipalos (Greece) , A bunyós lány (Hungary)
- Plot: Patty is a woman involved in an abusive relationship who decides to take boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend becomes violent. While practicing at a health club, Patty attracts the attention of June and Fred; She's a female boxer and he's a promoter who books fights at local clubs. Both June and Fred thinks Patty might have what it takes to go pro, and they introduce her to Tommy, a trainer who runs a local gym and who helps Patty get into fighting shape. In June, Patty finds a friend who gives her a good reason to get away from her boyfriend, and she begins a slow but steady climb up the ladder of the women's boxing circuit.
- IMDB:tt0223856
The Opponent Cast · · · ALL
Eugene Jarecki
Director
Erika Eleniak
Patty Sullivan
James Colby
Coach
Aunjanue Ellis
Clark Middleton
Max Weller