Who Is Christy Martin? What to Know About Boxer Played by Sydney Sweeney

Who Is Christy Martin? What to Know About Boxer Played by Sydney Sweeney

Christy Martin’s life story is getting the big screen treatment in the movie Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney. Martin is a legendary boxer who paved the way for women in the sport. She earned the nickname “The Coal Miner’s Daughter” due to her father’s occupation. While Martin is known for her success in the ring, she has also suffered from tragic events, including struggling with her sexuality at a young age and enduring abuse. Christy almost d…

Sydney Sweeney looks unrecognizable in 'Christy' trailer as boxer...

Sydney Sweeney’s new film packs a punch. Fans are cheering on the 27-year-old actress’ dramatic transformation as pro boxer Christy Taylor

Sydney Sweeney undergoes dramatic Christy transformation in first-look biopic trailer

Sydney Sweeney has undergone a dramatic transformation, donning jet-black hair and gaining 30 pounds, in the first-look trailer of a new biopic on boxer Christy Martin. It’s the actor’s second film of 2025, following the release of the drama Echo Valley in June, with Christy set to premiere in cinemas on 5 September in the US, and 28 November in the UK. Martin's boxing career spanned 23 years, during which she held the WBC female super welterwei…

Sydney Sweeney takes on challenging boxing biopic role in Christy – Watch trailer here

'Christy' – Sydney Sweeney is transformed into the iconic boxer Christy Martin in biopic trailer

Sydney Sweeney It becomes the innovative boxer Christy Martinin it First trailer of the biographical film Christyof the director David meUmbrellad (The King, The Rover, War Machine). Sweeney is momentarily leaving his glamorous roles to play a very different role from the one who has accustomed to the audience, in the biopic that addresses the life of boxer Christy Martin. In addition to Sweeney, the cast makes it up Leg fetus (Finestkind, Lone …