– Sydney Sweeney to star in an upcoming sports biopic about boxing champion Christy Martin
– Christy Martin held the World Boxing Council’s Super Welterweight Championship and was voted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame
– Described as “the female Rocky”
– Written by Mirrah Foulkes and David Michôd, who will also direct the film
– Sydney expressed her passion for the role in an interview with Deadline
– Sydney is also involved in other major projects
– The biopic will showcase the incredible rise of a female boxing champion who overcame adversity