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Jake Gyllenhaal a champ in Southpaw

Miguel Gomez, from left, as Miguel Escobar, Beau Knapp, as Jon Jon, Jake Gyllenhaal, center, as Billy Hope, and Rachel McAdams, right, as Maureen Hope, star in the film, “Southpaw.” The movie opens Friday.

0723-GO-REVIEW-Southpaw — Miguel Gomez, from left, as Miguel Escobar, Beau Knapp, as Jon Jon, Jake Gyllenhaal, center, as Billy Hope, and Rachel McAdams, right, as Maureen Hope, star in the film, “Southpaw.” The movie opens Friday.

Anyone who has ever seen a glimpse of a sports movie can suss out where the boxing drama “Southpaw” is headed well before the final bell. Boy grabs brass ring, boy loses brass ring, boy tears soul and sinew trying to get it back. But that doesn’t matter.