The single bullet does not hit Billy. It does not hit the assailant. It strikes Maureen in the chest . She collapses instantly. The scene cuts to a slow-motion nightmare: Billy screaming her name, cradling her body, while blood pools on the concrete floor.
: As Billy and Maureen are leaving the event, they are confronted by Miguel "Magic" Escobar , a rising rival boxer what happened to the wife in southpaw better
In the scuffle, Miguel’s brother, Hector Escobar, draws a gun and fires a shot that accidentally strikes Maureen in the chest. The single bullet does not hit Billy
During the chaos, one of Mains’ men pulls a gun. Maureen steps between Billy and the shooter, taking a bullet to the torso (lower chest/abdomen) that was intended for Billy. cradling her body