Other Titles • Carman: The Champion • Heart of a Champion (2000)
Synopses for Carman: The Champion (2001)
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From the Back Cover His strength made him a boxer. His faith made him a champion. Former Champion Boxer Orlando Leone (Carman) is "The Preacher" at an inner-city youth center. Wanting to give something back to the community, he bought a large building for a church youth center. But the cash ran out before he could finish fixing it up and now, the mortgage company is about to foreclose. With his bills mounting, a troubled kid under his wing, and a beautiful woman reluctant to get involved with a preacher, a weaker soul might have lost hope. So he agrees to risk his life for one last fight. Carman is entering the ring, but he's not alone. He has faith in his corner.
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Christian singing sensation Carman Licciardello stars in this inspirational tale of faith and courage from within the boxing ring. Carman (Orlando Leone) is a retired boxer who has given up his gloves in favor of religion. Now a struggling preacher, he dreams of keeping his father's ministry running but does not have the money to support his struggle. Instead he works as a security guard at a hotel and operates a youth center on the side. But when his hotel job is put on the line by a hotel guest, Keshon Banks (Jeremy Williams) a current boxing champion, who files a noise complaint during Carman's shift, a mean-spirited promoter intervenes, threatening to have Orlando fired unless he agrees to go back into the ring for one last fight. Keshon's manager, Freddie (Michael Nouri), is Carman's estranged brother and he makes a deal with him: fight one last time and he will put up the money for the family's ministry. In order to realize his dreams of the future Carman puts his life and faith on the line to fight a final fight in a rousing action-packed finale reminiscent of great boxing films such as Sylvester Stallone's ROCKY and Robert De Niro's RAGING BULL.
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Sometines a dream is the only thing worth fighting for…
It's been ten years since his last fight, but fate is calling him back. Against his doctor's orders, former Champion Boxer Orlando Leone (Carmen) agrees to go back into the ring for a championship grudge match. With everything on the line, Leone's counting on faith to give him the strength to fight for his dreams.
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