Sydney Sweeney’s boxing movie was a bomb. Why do we keep making boxing biopics?

Except, every once in a while, one film proves an exception to the rule. “The Fighter,” David O. Russell’s fictionalized biography of boxer Micky Ward, was a rare worldwide smash in 2010. Ron Howard’s ...

Inside the Harrowing True Story of Sydney Sweeney’s Boxing Film, Christy

Sydney Sweeney stars in the biopic 'Christy,' which tells the story of the legendary female boxer, Christy Martin. Here's ...

Boxer Christy Martin faced violence in and out of the ring — now a new biopic tells her story

In the 1990s, Christy Martin was considered the most exciting and successful female boxer. Her story is the basis of the new ...
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Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been many ...