Rise of the Resurrected

Ryder Kade, a boxing champion on the colonized planet Veron, is tempted by big money purses offered on the neighboring mining planet Dradus. When he arrives on Dradus he discovers that the planet is owned, and ruled, by the tyrannical Tellurium Mining Corporation. Unable to recruit enough workers to replace those killed in the mines the TMC have developed a serum that resurrects the dead to be exploited as feebleminded zombie slaves. Sickened at their treatment, Ryder tries to help a zombie woman being abused, but is fatally stabbed by her abusers. He wakes to find himself in a terrifying dystopian situation where he has been 'zombified'. He is forced to perform as a 'slugger' in vicious fights to the death. But Ryder was resurrected quickly, and traces of his intellect still function normally. He encourages his fellows to fight back against their evil oppressors to take control of their destiny. Can Ryder succeed against a powerful enemy with nothing but his army of damaged goods?
ONC 2025. Prompts 46 / 136.