In the 1990s, Christy Martin was considered the most exciting and successful female boxer. Her story is the basis of the new biopic Christy. We caught up with Martin at a gym in downtown Los Angeles.

Here are some spots around Charlotte you might recognize in the film about Christy Martin starring Sydney Sweeney.

A new biopic starring Sydney Sweeney as the legendary athlete chronicles Martin's fights in and outside of the ring

Boxing legend Christy Martin exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about refusing to be in the same area as actor Ben Foster while on set of her biopic, 'Christy'

The boxer who was attacked by her husband and left for dead now speaks out in support of victims of domestic violence.

Tony Cavalero portrays James “Shortdog” Maloney, a boxer who often trained and worked alongside Christy Martin in Christy. Maloney who maintained a low public profile was a longtime associate of Martin and reportedly spent much of his boxing career in Orlando supporting her.

Sports biopic Christy chronicles the dizzying heights and terrifying pitfalls of Christy Martin’s 23-year long professional boxing career and struggles with domestic violence.

In this WHAT TO WATCH feature, we're joined by Sydney Sweeney and the inspiration behind the movie, former pro boxer Christy Martin, about the new film coming to theaters on November 7th.