The Fighters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hoping to reverse the two-decade-long decline of boxing's popularity, specifically in his native South Boston, gym owner and former fighter Peter Welch formulates a revitalization plan. The Fighters documents his efforts to bring together rival trainers and amateur boxers to represent their gyms in weekly bouts. After seven days of intense training, the fighters face off in the ring with perhaps their professional futures at stake. Each episode captures the daily struggles, personal relationships and arduous training sessions as the young men prepare to defend their pride as well as help save a sport that was once integral to `Southie's' culture.

Series details

• Title: The Fighters
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-01-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-02-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30007
• TVDB ID: 277471

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-01-23; final listed air date 2014-02-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Fighters on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.