Mister Knockout

Mister Knockout (Russian: Мистер Нокаут, romanized: Mister Nokaut) is a 2022 Russian biographical film in the sports drama genre, which tells about the life and career of the famous Soviet boxer, 1964 Olympic champion Valeri Popenchenko.

A film about the life and adventures of the legendary Soviet boxer Valeri Popenchenko, the champion of the USSR, Europe and the winner of the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo - about his childhood at the Suvorov School in Tashkent, about serving as a border guard cadet, about his first successes and failures, and about his friendship with the coach of the sports society "Dynamo" Grigory Kusikyants.

The story is that in any, even the most prestigious fight, the main thing for an athlete is to overcome himself, his fears and weaknesses, and only then it will be possible to win a real victory.

The film was created with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Russian state corporation for assistance in the development, production and export of high-tech industrial products "Rostec" and the sports club "Academy of Boxing".

Mister Knockout is scheduled to be released in the Russian Federation on February 23, 2022, by Walt Disney Studios.