On November 23rd, 2010, Christy Martin lay on the floor of her bedroom in Apopka, Florida, feeling the blood drain from her body. Then 42 years old, she was the most successful female fighter in ...

Sydney Sweeney says she’s “deeply proud” of her new movie Christy despite the film’s poor box office debut this week. The film stars Sweeney as boxer Christy Martin, a closeted lesbian who survives a ...

My father, a baby boomer and lifelong fan of boxing, once expressed to me the jarring difference between how popular the sport was in “his day” with the lack of enthusiasm surrounding it today. He ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.,None — One of the world's greatest boxers was stabbed and shot by her husband, Orange County deputies said Wednesday. Eyewitnesses told WFTV that Christy Martin was trying to leave ...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s most talked-about movies continues ...

Christy Martin is defending Sydney Sweeney as “some people attack” the actor in the wake of their movie, “Christy,” struggling at the box office. Sweeney plays Martin in the eponymous biopic, which ...

Though there's always a certain amount of trash talking in combat sports, Martin's pre-bout banter ran to homophobic taunts aimed at her less media-friendly opponents. No matter how you felt about her ...

When a film dives into sports, authenticity is key to keeping audiences locked in. That’s especially true in combat sports, where great storytelling and convincing performances — often with actors ...