{"id":2144457,"date":"2025-11-09T12:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2144457"},"modified":"2025-11-09T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:50:13","slug":"how-48-hours-helped-sydney-sweeney-prep-for-new-role-in-christy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-48-hours-helped-sydney-sweeney-prep-for-new-role-in-christy\/","title":{"rendered":"How &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; helped Sydney Sweeney prep for new role in &#8220;Christy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">People often discuss which Hollywood star might play them in a movie about their life. For legendary boxer <span class=\"link\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/christy-martin-boxer-fights-back-after-shot-stabbed-husband\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christy Martin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Christy Martin<\/a><\/span>, the actor turned out to be Sydney Sweeney. Sweeney transformed into &#8220;Christy,&#8221; which hits theaters on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before Martin&#8217;s story was told on the big screen, she sat down with &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; in 2020 to share her story.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/sneak-peek-christy-martin-the-fight-of-her-life-2\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:An encore of &quot;Christy Martin \u2013 the Fight of her Life&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">An encore of &#8220;Christy Martin \u2013 the Fight of her Life&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0airs Saturday, Nov. 8, at 9\/8c on CBS and streams on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Raised as a coal miner&#8217;s daughter in a small town in West Virginia, to becoming a world championship boxer, Martin made headlines as a pioneer in women&#8217;s boxing. But few knew of the personal battles she was facing outside the ring.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Christy Martin, left, and Sydney Sweeney at the AFI Fest 2025 premiere of <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the episode, &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; details the story of Martin&#8217;s struggles with identity, acceptance, drug addiction, and domestic violence at the hands of her former husband and trainer, Jim Martin. &#8220;The same story that you guys got, Sydney puts out there for the people to see and to gain inspiration from,&#8221; Martin recently told &#8220;48 Hours.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sweeney spent months preparing for the role, including intense boxing training to recreate Martin&#8217;s actual fights. In addition to physical preparations, Sweeney told &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; about the research she did to play Christy. &#8220;I mean, I had a lot to be able to pull from and go off of. She had her book, there was the <span class=\"link\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/christy-salters-martin-husband-shooting-trial-boxer-48-hours\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:'48 Hours' special;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8217;48 Hours&#8217; special<\/a><\/span> \u2026 There were interviews and fight footage. So there was a lot I could prepare with before I met Christy, and then I had Christy in my corner, so I was able to ask her questions and have her by my side and be able to watch her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Martin requested the writers not to &#8220;Hollywoodize&#8221; her life as they scripted her story. Martin said writer Mirrah Foulkes responded, &#8220;There&#8217;s enough crazy s*** that&#8217;s happened in your life, we don&#8217;t have to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As her survival story continues to reach more people, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/christyschamps.org\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Martin hopes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Martin hopes<\/a> it can help inspire others. &#8220;We&#8217;re showing a pathway to get out of a domestic violence situation. We&#8217;re showing how important it is for parents, relatives, friends to be accepting of someone who&#8217;s a little different &#8230; But I&#8217;m the ultimate underdog \u2026 If you can believe it, you can achieve it. Dream big. My Dad used to tell me to dream big, and I think I did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>If you or someone you know needs help, contact the\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Domestic Violence Hotline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>National Domestic Violence Hotline<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0at 1-800-799-7233 [SAFE].\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/major-flight-cancellations-increase-amid-shutdown-staffing-shortages?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Major flight cancellations increase amid shutdown staffing shortages;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Major flight cancellations increase amid shutdown staffing shortages<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/government-shutdown-forces-major-flight-cuts-as-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-pay-snap?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Government shutdown forces major flight cuts as judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Government shutdown forces major flight cuts as judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/videos\/new-data-reveals-how-many-people-are-in-ice-custody-under-trump-administration?ftag=YHFaf537c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New data reveals how many people are in ICE custody under Trump administration;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New data reveals how many people are in ICE custody under Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People often discuss which Hollywood star might play them in a movie about their life. For legendary boxer Christy Martin, the actor turned out to be Sydney Sweeney. Sweeney transformed into &#8220;Christy,&#8221; which hits theaters on Nov. 7. Before Martin&#8217;s story was told on the big screen, she sat down with &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; in 2020 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2144458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[345266,362413,309386],"class_list":["post-2144457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-christy-martin","tag-jim-martin","tag-sydney-sweeney"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/How-48-Hours-helped-Sydney-Sweeney-prep-for-new-role.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2144457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2144459,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144457\/revisions\/2144459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2144458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2144457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2144457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2144457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}