Amir El-Masry (left), Pierce Brosnan and Prince Naseem Hamed (right) all attended the UK premiere this week

An imagined moment gave Prince Naseem Hamed the vision of what reality could have been.

The reconciliation with Brendan Ingle which never occurred is a pivotal part of Giant, the biopic about the pair.

A regret the former world champion has learned to live with is that he never got the chance to make peace in person with his trainer and mentor.

"I always wanted that to happen," Hamed, now 51, told BBC Sport.