KNOCK OUT BLONDE The Kellie Maloney Story

Remarkable True Story of a Boxing Legend who Found Herself After Decades in the Ring

Available on VOD Across North America May 20

"Watching Maloney fight her way from this shady and taciturn demi-monde to her current softer, expressive reality is miraculous and moving." -- The Guardian

Los Angeles, CA - Vantage Media and Verdi Productions are excited to announce the North American VOD release of Knockout Blonde, the authorized documentary of Kellie Maloney, the famous transgender British boxing manager. The inspiring film explores Kellie's story of truth and denial, as she confronted uncertainty and ultimately accepted herself for who she was. Knockout Blonde debuts on Cable and Digital VOD May 20, 2025, including Apple TV, Fandango at Home and Prime Video.

Knockout Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story was directed by Rick Lazes, Tom DeNucci and Seth Koch. Knockout Blonde was produced by Chad A. Verdi, Rick Lazes, Nick Koskoff, Seth Koch, Chad Verdi Jr. and Paul Luba for Verdi Productions and Art Factory Films. Michelle Verdi and Sera Verdi served as executive producers.

With the help of family, counselors and even some unlikely friends, boxing promoter Kellie Maloney risks everything to gain acceptance from not only her peers in the boxing world, but more importantly her friends and family.

Preorder on Apple TV - Knockout Blonde: 90 minutes / UK

Verdi Productions is a fully funded film production company located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and Edgartown Massachusetts, with additional satellite offices in New York City and Los Angeles. The company pursues all aspects of filmmaking, carrying projects from concept through postproduction. Since 2010, the company and its principal producer Chad A. Verdi have produced over fifty featured films globally, including the ten-time Oscar nominated film The Irishman (Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel), Oscar nominated Silence (Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver) and Bleed for This (Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal). Executives at the production company include Chad A. Verdi, Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr., Paul Luba and Sera Verdi.

Vantage Media is the global distribution arm of established sales agency VMI Worldwide, known for their slate of high-profile independent content such as A Sudden Case of Christmas starring Danny DeVito and Andie MacDowell, Corner Office starring Jon Hamm, Come Out Fighting starring Kellan Lutz and Tyrese Gibson, Clean starring Academy Award-winner. Adrien Brody. Vantage’s recent titles include Stellan Skarsgård’s and Andrea Riseborough’s What Remains, Haunted Heart featuring Matt Dillon, and Bryan Greenberg’s directorial debut Junction.

For more information on Knockout Blonde, please contact: justin@justincookpr.com.