‘Rooney’ Documentary Makers Lorton Set New Series ‘Stable’ About McGuigan Boxing Family (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comK.J. Yossman The producers behind Wayne Rooney documentary “Rooney” have unveiled their latest factual sporting series, “Stable,” about the renowned McGuigan family of boxers.
Lorton Entertainment, who produced “Rooney” for Amazon Prime Video as well as “Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker” for Apple TV Plus, are set to follow professional boxing’s first family, the McGuigans, in a new series.
The four-part series will follow trainers Shane and Jake McGuigan, sons of International Boxing Hall of Famer, Barry McGuigan, as they manage a stable of fighters based at their gym.
The gym’s fighters include Chris Billam Smith, who will face off against Shane’s former trainee Lawrence Okolie later this month as they vie for the WBO World Cruiserweight title, and Ellie Scotney, whose dream of fighting for a world title turns to dust when her opponent – also a former trainee of Shane’s – refuses to fight her if it means seeing her former mentor.
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