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Sydney Sweeney Looks 'Unrecognizable' As Legendary Boxer Christy Martin
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – Sydney Sweeney gained over 30 pounds and trained extensively to portray Christy Martin, whose boxing career included 49 wins and surviving a violent attack by her husband, filmmakers said.
- On July 21, 2025, Sydney Sweeney appears unrecognisable in first-look photos, sporting Martin’s cropped dark wig and boxing attire, as revealed by Rotten Tomatoes.
- Sydney Sweeney, told the publication, 'I came onboard to play Christy, and I had about three and a half months of training,' to prepare for her role as the boxer.
- In the ring, she dominated, with Christy Martin amassing 49 victories, highlighting her rise in the 1990s under promoter Don King, and surviving an attempted murder in 2010.
- Christy Martin said `I think she is young, hot, talented`, and the movie could help fathers and daughters recognize domestic violence, she added, now working as a promoter and married to Lisa Holewyne.
- Looking beyond Christy, Sweeney's role at TIFF this September and her upcoming films Americana and Eden in August could elevate her stardom.
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