Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2026. BigTime Creative Shop launches a new animated film to mark the unveiling of The Ring Magazine’s historic archive. ‘The Legacy Continues’ is designed to honour the magazine’s 104-year legacy in a way only animation could. A trip through time, the film invites audiences inside a custom-built Ring Magazine museum, where meticulously recreated, like-for-like memorabilia from over a century of boxing history acts as the gateway. What begins as a quiet walk through glass cases, posters, belts and artefacts soon pulls viewers into a blistering journey through the story of the sweet science. The animation exists as a living homage to the sport, its eras, icons and enduring cultural impact.
Brazilian directors YUCA and their creative studio Colossal used groundbreaking techniques to capture the rawness, beauty and brutality of the sport, the team employed ten distinct animation styles, blending traditional and modern craft in a way rarely seen in sports storytelling. Styles include charcoal sketching, claymation, hand-drawn 2D animation, high-end 3D, mixed-media collage and experimental transitions. Each chosen to reflect a specific era, magazine cover and moment in boxing history.
The film features animated portrayals of some of the most influential fighters ever to step into the ring, including Sugar Ray Robinson, Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, Anthony Joshua, Canelo Álvarez, Katie Taylor, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, among many others. Rather than focusing on statistics or highlights alone, each appearance is treated as a chapter in a larger cultural story. The film is even narrated by the voice of boxing himself, Michael Buffer.
The result is a film that sits somewhere between museum exhibition, cinematic experience and animated art piece. It positions The Ring’s archive not as a static collection of the past, but as a living, evolving record of the sport’s soul.
By combining obsessive historical detail with ambitious craft, BigTime Creative Shop, Colossal and The Youth have created a launch piece that reframes what a sports archive can be. And now, The Legacy Continues.
Credits
Chairman of the Ring: H.E Turki AlAlShikh CEO: Mohammed Sehly CCO: Rayyan Aoun Creative Director: Saymon Medeiros Associate Creative Director: Eoin Cronolly Associate Creative Director: Fadi Abdeen Art Director: Bruno Freitas Production Lead: Inas Nagy Executive Director of Operations: Ehab Armanious Senior Business Director: Ziad Chehab Social Media Director: Nael Girgis Senior Account Executive: Salman Alarrak
Client: The Ring Magazine Nour Ahmadein – COO Rick Reeno – CEO Haitham Selim – CFO Doug Fischer– Editor in Chief Elizabeth Baugh – Head of Marketing Mike Coppinger – Senior Writer Tom Gray – Managing Editor Michael Benson – Head of Social Media Johnnie Michael – Executive Editor Lamar Clark – Creative Director Arthur Puu – Marketing Operations Lead
Production Company: THE YOUTH Animation Company: COLOSSAL Director: YUCA Art Director: YUCA Animation Director: YUCA Executive Creative Director: João Machado, Eduardo Lubiazi Executive Producer: João Machado, Daniel Maia, Eduardo Lubiazi, Carol Cherobim Head of Production: Daniel Maia Producer: Daniel Maia, Yasmim Uehara, Kazu Yamashita Post Production Supervisor: Yasmim Uehara Post Production Coordination: Nicole Lia Rêgo da Silva, Karla Milkem, Pamela de Almeida Assistant Line Producers: Eduardo Harger, Alan José Dias, Everton Ricardo Sabino 3D Coordinator: Yasmim Uehara, Livia Portugal VFX Supervisor: Rodrigo Stradiotto, Boris Handsome, Lucas Almeida, Daniel Barros 2D Animation Supervisor: Felipe Simões, Bruno Brasil Cleanup and Texture Supervisor: Denis Bargos Project Manager: Amanda de Oliveira Assistant Art Director: Janaína da Veiga Production Coordinator: Carol Cherobim Assistant Coordinator: Camila Pires, Lu Krasa Account: Carol Cherobim, Camila Pires e Lu Krasa Finance Department: Iza Lubiazi
Head of art: João Machado + YUCA Screenplay: YUCA Editor: Leonardo Salomão Conform and Delivery: Ricardo Jug, Victor Balestrin, Leonardo Mariani Conform Assistant: Maikon Miranda
Storyboard: Walfrido Monteiro Concept Artist: Bruno Rosal, Fabio Miraglia, Diogo Saraiva, Natália Lima e Júnior Sapo Lendário, Antonio Lucas Alves Oliveira, Rhuan Gonçalves, Leonardo Vincensi, Boris Handsome Texture Artist: Diones Ignacio, Mateuz Fernandes, Rhuan Gonçalves, Cassiel Costa dos Santos, Edu Souza, Paula Miya, Fabio Soro, Siddhartha Ahearne, Marcela Luiza Mendes
2D Animation Rough: André “Ruivo” Franco, Robb Reis, Alexandre Salles, Lucas Moraes, Diones Ignacio, Marcela Luiza Mendes, Siddhartha Ahearne, Ton Presley, Nana Siqueira 2D Animation Tie Down: Jeff Mouky, André “Ruivo” Franco, Robb Reis, Alexandre Salles, Lucas Moraes, Diones Ignacio, Siddhartha Ahearne, Ton Presley, Nana Siqueira, Marcela Luiza Mendes, Bruna Goddini, Eduardo Querubins, Alex Santos De Souza 2D Animation Clean-up: Mateuz Fernandes, Luiz Henrique Alvares, Ulisses Jucá, Willian Lieder, Carol Caporrino, Giovanna Jahjah, Taiza Nogueira, JP Andre, Moacyr Machado Cardoso Neto, Andressa Ataucei, Moacir Barros, Pedro Solano, Diones Ignacio, Ton Presley, Bruna Goddini 2D VFX Animation: Rodrigo Toporcov, Jeff Mouky, Robb Reis, Siddhartha Ahearne
3D Environment Modeling: Lucas Lira “Peronio” 3D Character Modeling: Giovani Kososki, Tiago da Silva Lookdev: Boris Handsome, Pedro Conti, Giovani Kososki, Lucas Lira “Peronio”, Diego Esteves Grooming: Giovani Kososki, Paulo Lima Fur Simulation: Marcelo Souza Clothes Simulation: Advaldo Vieira Alves, Marcos Leite 3D Props Simulation: Vini Lavor, Marcos Leite, Vinicius Abdala, Lucas Girotto, Gustavo Costa, Gabriel Leite Rigging: Felipe Papa Gimenes, Everton Schneider 3D Animation Lead: Alexandre Eschenbach 3D Animation Supervisor: Felipe Simões 3D Animation: Alexandre Eschenbach, Kawe de Sá, Bruno Cornelsen, Danila Ribeiro Lighting and Rendering: Lucas Almeida, Diego Esteves, Thiago de Sul
Nuke Compositing: Michel Takahashi, Rodrigo Ridolpho, Beta Lewis, Fernando Leka, Jason Moreira, Nícolas Braga de Medeiros Nicolak, Matheus Silva After Effects Compositing: Adelir Boeira “Cherry”, Guilherme Carneiro, Gabriel Rocha, Diego Eduardo Loz Motion Graphics: Janaina da Veiga, Image Stabilizer: Everton Ricardo Sabino Colorist: Johann Stollmeier, Erick Moraes Printing Studio: Farbewerk Fine Art Lab Printing Producer: Daniel Farbewerk Painting Studio: ATELIÊ 39 Painting Artists: Ana Beatriz Artigas João Paulo de Carvalho Stop Motion: Pedro Peluso, Ana Barroso Calle Analogical Studies: YUCA, Gabriel Rolim Stop Motion Retoucher: Siso Posters Designer: “Xinoby” Alexander Mojavi Dias
Boxing Gym: Boxe Training Club Unit Director : YUCA Fighters:Cristiano Simões, Marlos Simões, Ricardo Conan, Luana Barbosa, Gabriel Segalla
Music & Sound Company: Bumblebeat Composers: Henrique Tanji, Lucas Sfair, Leonardo Lima Sound Design: Henrique Tanji, Lucas Sfair, Leonardo Lima Voice over: Michael Buffer Mr Vergara’s Voice: Jed Herold Audio Executive Producer: Luisa Hacket Sound Mix: Bumblebeat Team
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