Sydney Sweeney gets into the boxing ring.
The 27-year-old actress and UFC-Vechtfan Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, everyone but you) recently took on a new challenge in her acting career, and played the role of women's box spy and former WBC champion Christy Martin in the upcoming Biopic, 'Christy'.
Sbeeney surprised her fans in her first transformation to the legendary boxer, who looked almost unrecognizable with short, brown curly hair and bend her biceps in the first set photos.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson had a similar reception, because the actor had facial prostheses for his role as former UFC star Mark Kerr in the film 'The Smashing Machine', which will be released in October.
'Christy' tells the incredible, resilient story of Martin, the first female boxer to be signed by iconic promoter Don King and Grace the Cover of Sports Illustrated. After her title run, Martin was stabbed and shot by her then husband and old coach Jim Martin, who left her for death in 2010.
Starting the week Sweeney shared an inside look about what the Biopic of A24 boxing is like.
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New view of Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin in 'Christy'
On Monday Sbeeney placed a promotional image of her as Martin in full boxing clothing in the ring.
“Christy,” Sbeeney wrote on her Instagram.
In her corner, on the left, you see Jim Martin played by Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, Hell of High Water)
Directed by David Michôd (The King), 'Christy' this year will premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September.
“Talk about a total transformation! I hardly recognize her!” A fan said about Sweeney like Martin.
“She nailed it,” wrote another fan on X.
“Love her to see something else,” said another fan.
“Are you going to get your Oscar,” a fan told Sweeney.
A Christy Martin -Documentary State on Netflix
Can't wait for 'Christy' in September? We covered you.
Christy Martin shares her life story in the Netflix documentary 'Untold: Deal with the Devil' (2021).
The R-rated film describes its rise to fame, drug abuse during fighting, personal demons and the attempt of her ex-man attempt at second-degree murder.
Martin publicly came out as a lesbian after her ex-husband tried to ruin her reputation by telling everyone that they knew she was leaving him for another woman.
Martin, 57, is married to one of her former boxing enemies Lisa Holewyne. The former WBC champion withdrew from boxing in 2012 with a record of 49-7-3 (32 Kos).