Pardeep Nagra is actually a Canadian- Sikh boxer.
The movie was filmed around Hamilton, Ohio.
Sean Ramey was Mickey Rourke's body double for most of the movie and played the boxing referee in the final fight.
Parts filmed in Hamilton Ohio
The Canadian lawyers who represented Pardeep Nagra were Satwinder Gosal, Chris Leafloor and Jim Smith, all from RZCD LLP at the time. All three lawyers are pleased to be combined into a composite character in the movie, played by actor Janel Parrish.