Claressa Shields offers to train Sydney Sweeney after actress reveals boxing dream

Autumn Hawkins

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Sydney Sweeney may not need to look into getting a trainer since Claressa Shields is open to the role.

Following Sweeney's reveal that she wouldn't mind going into the ring for a charity bout and not just playing a boxer screen, Shields is offering to help the actress achieve her goals.

"I think every woman should experience one," Shields told TMZ in an interview published on Nov. 8. "Win, lose or draw. But if she played Christy Martin and I heard she did MMA back in her younger years... Hell, why not?"

"If she needs some help training, girl, call me! I give you some G.W.O.A.T. Tips."

Shields is more than qualified to help the Euphoria actress as she is the two-time undisputed champion in two weight classes (Junior Middleweight and Middleweight), two-time Olympic gold medalist (2012 and 2016, and she also holds major world titles in light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight, to name a few. Shields also recently earned an $8 million fight deal with Wynn Records and Salita Promotions. 

Sweeney is currently playing Christy Martin in an autobiography about the boxing icon's life. Christy was released into theaters on Nov. 7. The Echo Valley star had to train intensely for the role and even gained 30 pounds during the training. 

“I had a nutritionist work with me as well as a weight trainer and a boxing trainer,” Sweeney explained during an interview at the Variety Toronto Film Festival Studio. “We upped my calorie intake, and I started taking a lot of protein shakes and supplements and eating everything. I ate a lot of Smuckers, a lot of PB and J sandwiches, milkshakes, kind of just constantly always eating because we were so active.

"I was constantly burning it all off at the same time. So keeping it all up was quite a challenge.”

Christy is out now. 

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