She\u2019s a knockout.<\/p>\n
Sydney Sweeney and Christy Martin have joined each other in the ring once more for the newest issue of Sports Illustrated.<\/a><\/p>\n The pair, who are hot on the heels of their sports drama biopic\u2019s release last month, graced the magazine\u2019s December cover on Tuesday to discuss their time behind the scenes<\/a> preparing for and filming \u201cChristy.\u201d<\/p>\n Sydney Sweeney and Christy Martin graced the cover of Sports Illustrated\u2019s December issue. Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n The pair discussed their time behind the scenes preparing for and filming \u201cChristy.\u201d Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n Sweeney, dressed in a white tank top tucked into a pair of American flag boxing shorts, sat on a stool in a boxing ring for the cover shoot as Martin leaned in from behind while sporting a similar outfit.<\/p>\n Another snap from the magazine\u2019s newest issue showed the \u201cWhite Lotus\u201d alum<\/a> leaning into the boxing ring ropes with her red Superare hand wraps and glistening hair on full display.<\/p>\n But Sweeney, 28, and Martin, 57, didn\u2019t trade in the glitz and glamour for grit completely while posing for Sports Illustrated this month, because additional pics from the photo shoot showed the pair decked out in their finest looks yet.<\/p>\n Sweeney dressed in a white tank top tucked into a pair of American flag boxing shorts, while Martin sported a similar boxing outfit. Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n Sweeney starred as Martin in the sports drama biopic about her life that was released last month. Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n The \u201cEuphoria\u201d star appeared in one snap dressed up in a gold Marchesa gown with her hand on Martin\u2019s shoulder, as Martin stood with her arms crossed while donning a matching blazer, blouse and pants with a pair of Marc Fisher shoes.<\/p>\n Sweeney, meanwhile, described her first time meeting the former boxing champ after signing on to \u201cChristy\u201d<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n \u201cI was very surprised I didn\u2019t know who she was,\u201d the \u201cAnyone But You<\/a>\u201d star told Sports Illustrated for the outlet\u2019s December cover story.<\/p>\n Sweeney opened up about her first time meeting Martin during her Sports Illustrated cover story. Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n Sweeney gained 30 pounds to portray Martin in \u201cChristy\u201d \u2014 then shed the weight in just seven weeks. Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I actually got to meet her and get to know her, it\u2019s so inspiring to see how caring and delightful and full of happiness and joy that she is, even though she\u2019s overcome so much,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n After proving herself as a super welterweight champion in a male-dominated sport in 2009, Martin nearly died when her manager-turned-husband, Jim Martin, stabbed and then shot her in the chest<\/a> in Apopka, Florida, in November 2010.<\/p>\n The retired pro boxer survived the attack, and Jim was later arrested and charged with\u00a0attempted first-degree murder<\/a>\u00a0and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n This marked Martin\u2019s second time on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n Martin became a super welterweight champion in 2009. Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n Martin went on to marry her current partner, Lisa Holewyne, in 2017.<\/p>\n \u201cThe person she is now \u2014 it reminds me that no matter what happens, if you always lead with kindness, then you\u2019re on the right path,\u201d Sweeney acknowledged. <\/p>\n \u201cI definitely felt the weight of the importance of Christy\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n Sweeney, who gained 30 pounds to portray Martin<\/a> in the David Mich\u00f4d-directed film, also opened up about her decision to leave Los Angeles for her home in Idaho to train for \u201cChristy.\u201d<\/p>\n Sweeney and Martin didn\u2019t trade in the glitz and glamour for grit completely while posing for Sports Illustrated this month. Clay Patrick McBride\/Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n \u201cI knew that if I kept training in LA or anywhere else, people would start taking photos of me,\u201d she shared. \u201cI wanted to go home. I could disappear, not worry about the outside world and just fully immerse myself in it.\u201d<\/p>\n