Martin was a pioneering female boxer in the 1990s, but her personal life was complicated – Sydney Sweeney will bring her story to life in the biopic Christy
The gripping film delves into the remarkable true story of Martin’s rise to fame as a trailblazer in women’s boxing – as well as the dark moment in 2010 when her husband attempted to kill her.
In the first official stills, Sweeney is nearly unrecognisable, fully embodying Martin while wearing a white tracksuit, mouthguard and red boxing gloves, complemented by the former boxer’s signature dark, curly hair and sculpted arms.
To portray Martin, Sweeney gained over 13.5kg and endured three and a half months of gruelling training. In an interview with W Magazine, she shared: “My body was completely different. I didn’t fit in any of my clothes. I’m usually a size 23 in jeans, and I was wearing a size 27. My boobs got bigger. And my butt got huge. It was crazy!”
But who exactly is Christy Martin, the pioneering female boxer Sweeney portrays in the new film?
