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For me the ending kind of served 2 purposes.

First, if this entry does turn out to be the last bow for Boyka, it delivers a fitting final image of him onscreen. (I know there’s rumors flying around of a TV series, but Adkins himself has confirmed that at the moment they’re no more than that – rumors)

Second, if we do get a 5th installment, then the end provides the budget-friendly setup to pitch it to any potential producers. It took them 6 years to find funding for a 4th entry which had the backdrop of Boyka being a free man, so the ending already sets the pitch up for any potential follow-up to be one that doesn’t need a big budget, it’s pretty much going to be set based like the 3rd.

With that being said, we’re already 4 years on since ‘Boyka’, so maybe it’s time to lay the character to rest. Personally I’d take more Mike Fallon or Casey Bowman before another round of ‘Undisputed’!

I haven’t thought of it that way before. I guess the ending does make the character go backwards. What would part five be? Another tournament where the winner goes free? That wouldn’t work.

Maybe it can be about Boyka escaping prison and being on the run.

I figured this would be the last in the series because of piracy, but the open ending kind of caught me off guard. I would hope the movie made enough money to justify funding a Boyka 5, or that they have some good investors.

Adkins vs Man & Long is one of the best 2-on-1 fights ever put to film. I think I remember seeing an interview in which Adkins talked about accidentally knocking Long out during the filming & visiting him at the the hospital.