Sydney Sweeney Will Portray Hall-of-Fame Boxer Christy Martin in Biopic: 'Woman Who Faced So Much Adversity'

[Steven Thrash]

And in this corner Sydney the actress Sweeney weighs in on her upcoming biopic about a true boxing legend. The star of the wildly successful romantic comedy Anyone but You, who is also coming fresh off of her starring role in the horror flick, Immaculate, will portray boxing Hall-of-Famer Christy Martin in an upcoming biopic led by filmmaker and Animal Kingdom executive producer David Michd. Sweeney seems very excited about the future sports drama, which is slated to start production this fall, and she admires how Martin who was once represented by Don King legitimized female boxing." Sweeney also said (per Deadline):

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