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Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney will feature in an as yet untitled sports biopic about the life of boxing champion Christy Martin - dubbed 'the female Rocky' by the film's producers.Christy Salters Martin was a trailblazing boxer who paved the way for female fighters, becoming the first woman to sign with iconic promoterChristy was a superstar in the 1990s and held the WBC Super Welterweight Championship in 2009.
However, Martin's personal life was fraught with tragedy and trauma and her life transformed in 1989 when she met her manager, and later husband, Jim Martin. Christy was stabbed multiple times and shot by her ex-husband whilst sitting on their bed at their Florida home in Apopka on a Tuesday evening in 2010.Ryan Garcia tells Errol Spence 'f*** you before I steal your girl' in wild feudIn the years after the sickening attack, she suffered with PTSD and did not enjoy going into the shower for fear of being watched and even jumped in fear when her wife, Lisa Holewyne, pulled out a knife to chop food.
"Christy’s story isn’t a light one, it’s physically and emotionally demanding, there’s a lot of weight to carry. But I love challenging myself.”
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