Overview
- Sweeney says she gained about 35 pounds and trained for roughly two and a half months with daily boxing and weight work to play Christy Martin.
- She describes real in-ring sparring during filming that led to bloody noses and a concussion, with Martin coaching ringside to sharpen authenticity.
- Christy Martin collaborated closely on set and continues to publicly back Sweeney, strengthening the film’s survivor-centered framing.
- Sweeney says she would consider a charity boxing match and that Martin offered to help arrange it, though no bout has been announced.
- The biopic, which premiered on the festival circuit to strong reactions, opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 7 and is drawing awards buzz for Sweeney despite divided critiques of the film.