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The Most Dangerous Woman in the World, as 139 lb champ Lucia
Rijker is known, will be showing her martial skills on skates for
a big screen role next to star, L.L. Cool J. The flick is a remake
of the 70's "B" classic, "Roller Ball" to be
directed by John McCairn who did the re-make of the "Thomas
Crown Affair."
Rijker, who last fought in August of '99, has reportedly been
having trouble getting fights. She jettisoned her former manager,
Stan Hoffman but stuck with her trainer, Freddie Roach and his
Wildcard Boxing Gym in Hollywood. her new manager is L.A. based
Tom Loeffler of Mouthpiece Productions, who handles business for
Kevin Kelley and Oba Carr, among others.
Loeffler says Rijker has a sizeable role in the film and will be
shooting, mostly in Canada, until September. Loeffler says he
hopes to put Rijker on the non-broadcast undercard of an HBO show
in November. His long term view of her fight career starts with
making Rijker the first female boxer ever to be televised on a
live HBO card.
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