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Sydney Sweeney suffered bloody noses and concussions

Sydney Sweeney’s dedication fought for real in ‘Christy’

By TCP News Desk November 06, 2025
Sydney Sweeney suffered bloody noses and concussions
Sydney Sweeney suffered bloody noses and concussions 

Sydney Sweeney opened up about her upcoming movie Christy and recounted all she’s done for her character in Christy Martin’s biopic.

The 28-year-old revealed her commitment to the given the role. she was so invested that the fights in the scene she had were real.

"Christy's so powerful, so all of the girls let me hit them and they hit me," the actress shared at the screening of the movie in Los Angeles.

Addressing the interviewers, she elaborated, "There were some bloody noses. I had some concussions. It was the real deal. It was amazing."

The Anyone But You star, underwent rigorous boxing training for the role to do justice with her character.

"The stance is different from kickboxing, the technique is a little different," says the actress, noting, "I had to retrain my brain to box but then also train my brain to fight like Christy."

Christy Salters, the former American boxer and the real-life character of Christy, when came to the set to watch the fighting scenes, she overwhelmingly liked it.

The 58-year-old praised Sydney’s character saying, “She did pretty good You have to twist the arm on that left hook, but I think you stuck your tongue out a couple times. So I'm in the back watching, I'm like, 'Oh my goodness,' but I did that."

David Michôd is the director and Mirrah Foulkes, the scriptwriter of the biopic. 

The biopic opens in theatres on Nov. 7.