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If every sport has a narrative, then boxing is a tale of redemption. With each brain-jarring blow and fancy footwork come money and a chance at a better life. Underdog Plaza shows the raw side of boxing with the Haitian immigrant Dierry "Dougy-Style" Jean at its center -- an orphan with a turbulent past who uses boxing as his ticket out of poverty. The film follows the undefeated, super welterweight as he sweats and strains to fulfill his dream of becoming a world champion.
Shot in a gritty, cinema-verité style of filming, Underdog Plaza offers a rare and intimate look at the parallel between the ferocious sport of boxing and life. This all access documentary captures Dierry’s volatile relationships with his friend Ahmad “Mo-Mo” Abdul Amir and with his trainer “Mike Moffa” who struggles to keep Dierry off the streets of the gang-laden Haitian district of Saint-Michel.
Underdog Plaza follows Dierry’s turbulent life, his trials, tribulations and difficulties overcoming his troubles with poverty, prejudice and addiction. With the help of his trainer, Dierry makes a decisive commitment to get his life together. Does this scrappy underdog - pinned against the ropes of life - have the passion, the determination and the heart to make the impossible happen?