The Oscar has long been viewed as a career-defining milestone, but that promise does not hold true for everyone. Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo reflects on her Best Supporting Actress win ...

Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo is reflecting on the accolade she received for her supporting role in the 2010 David O. Russell boxing biopic The Fighter, saying it was detrimental to her ...

LOWELL — When Jayden Correia stepped into the ring on Thursday night, the hardships that guided him to the bright lights were in his rearview mirror. Correia was 240 pounds three years ago. He endured ...

Melissa Leo has made the surprising admission that she had a “much better career” before she won an Oscar for the sports biopic The Fighter. The 65-year-old actor earned the Academy Award in 2011 for ...

LAS VEGAS – For boxing referees and judges, some of the most memorable bouts of the past 25 years have served as some of the most valuable teaching points to advance the sport into the next quarter ...

According to Variety Magazine, The Departed co-stars, Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg, have been chosen by Paramount for the lead roles in the upcoming boxing drama The Fighter. Shooting for the film ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Renée Fleming has withdrawn from two scheduled May appearances at the Kennedy Center, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership ...

You might think it doesn’t bode well for a movie if the boxer at the center of the film is overshadowed by other members of the cast. However, that actually works to the benefit of “The Fighter.” ...