Sydney Sweeney is ready to play “the feminine Rocky,” Christy Martin in an upcoming film biopic that can debut throughout Could’s Cannes Movie Competition, and whereas the multi-talented actress has wowed followers together with her appearing talents in Euphoria, Anybody However You, and Immaculate, the star is particularly enthusiastic about this undertaking, and it seems that she has the chops to again up such a powerful new function. “I grappled and did kickboxing from 12-19 years outdated,” Sweeney informed Deadline in a latest interview. “I’ve been itching to get again into the ring, practice, and remodel my physique. Christy’s story isn’t a lightweight one, it’s bodily and emotionally demanding, there’s quite a lot of weight to hold. However I like difficult myself.”
Who’s Christy Martin?
Christy Martin is taken into account to be essentially the most profitable boxers in US historical past, and is credited for serving to to legitimize girls’s participation within the sport. Identified for her resilience, Martin began out by preventing in “Toughwoman” bouts and her skilled boxing document stands at an unimaginable 49-7-3, with a whopping 31 knockouts. She has been inducted into a number of boxing halls of fames, however has additionally met her fair proportion of adversity. Martin’s life was virtually led to 2010 by her coach and husband, James Martin, who shot and stabbed her, reportedly following an argument.
“Christy Martin not solely legitimized feminine boxing, she overcame gender stereotypes, and fought via emotional, bodily, and monetary abuse,” mentioned Sweeney. “I’m passionate in regards to the preventing world, Christy’s story shines a lightweight on her unimaginable rise to the highest whereas exhibiting the struggles of fame behind the curtains. I really feel compelled to inform a narrative a few lady who confronted a lot adversity and didn’t permit it to defeat her. It’s highly effective, and emotional.”
Martin was the primary lady to be signed by Don King and through her profession, which ran from 1989 to 2012, she received the WBC tremendous welterweight title. Lately, this icon is now the CEO of Christy Martin Promotions and is married to her former opponent, Lisa Holewyne. The film, set to cowl her unimaginable highs and lows, might be directed by David Michôd (Animal Kingdon, The King), and we will’t wait to drag up a ringside seat for this one!
