Sydney Sweeney Details Transforming Into Real-Life Boxing Icon For ‘Christy’: It Gave Me ‘Superpower’

Sydney Sweeney delivers a knockout performance as real-life boxer Christy Martin in the new biopic “Christy.” And getting ready for the ring was no joke! Access Hollywood spoke to Sydney alongside Christy herself, the most successful female boxer of the ’90s! Sydney details the intense physical transformation she underwent to portray Christy, including a 35-pound weight gain and replicating her actual moves inside the ring. And, the actress explains why the process left her feeling like she had “a superpower.” “Christy” is in theaters Nov. 7.