“I got quite emotional seeing the film poster on the bus in Sheffield, it’s a weird feeling,” the 53-year-old said.
“I just wish he could see all this – he’d be amazed that someone had made a film about him.”
Raised in a working-class family in Sheffield, Hamed established himself as one of the brightest young talents in boxing after being introduced to the sport by his father aged seven.
He turned professional at 18 and was a European champion at 20, with world honours following a year later.
Ingle’s relatives, boxers and former trainers from the Ingle Gym are expected to be in the audience at a special screening at The Light cinema in Sheffield on Thursday.
A question and answer session will also be held with lead actor Amir El-Masry, who plays Hamed, and writer director Rowan Athale.
The film’s executive producer is legendary Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone.
Tara said: “[Brendan] loved Rocky, we always got dragged out to a Rocky film as kids.”
