Sydney Sweeney says she would actually step into a ring for a real boxing match.
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The actress told Sportscasting.com she would absolutely do a charity fight and said she is not joking. Sweeney is starring in the upcoming movie Christy, where she plays former boxing champion Christy Martin.
She said she fell in love with the sport while filming the project and briefly wondered if she should walk away from acting to pursue fighting full time.
"Christy said she'd sign me up," Sweeney said. "So this isn't as hypothetical as you think."
Sweeney also revealed she put on 35 pounds of muscle while training for the role. She said her routine was intense. One hour of weights in the morning, three hours of boxing in the middle of the day, then another hour of weights at night. She did that for roughly two and a half months.
If she does fight, she is not saying who the opponent would be. Celebrity or pro. She wants to keep it quiet. But she insists she would not fold under pressure.
"I can take a punch," she said. "I wouldn't quit."
The fight world will believe it when it sees it. But if Sydney Sweeney is serious — she is sounding like she wants to make it happen.
