In a dingy boxing ring, Estomata – Korea’s answer to Muhammad Ali – playfully faces off against would-be contenders, keen to face off against him in a slew of publicity rounds. As cameras flash and each hopeful gets quickly dismissed, an unassuming figure steps up for her turn. Lee Kwon-sook (played by former I.O.I member Kim So-hye) is the only woman to try her luck so far – and becomes the only opponent to defeat the titan.
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After Kwon-sook leaves Estomata on the floor of the ring, she rises through the ranks of boxing’s amateur levels, before taking gold at the Olympics. She is swiftly becoming the sport’s new star but, on the eve of her big title match against reigning champion Han A-reum (played by Chae Won-bin), she suddenly disappears without a trace. Reporters and fans search for her, but no one has much luck – until sports agent Kim Tae-young (Lee Sang-yeob) needs her to save his fate.
Tae-young has earned himself a reputation for pressuring his clients to retire and he’s doling out the same advice to his former school friend and baseball player Kim Hee-won (Choi Jae-woong). Hee-won, though, won’t accept – his…
