Christy Martin is using her defensive swing outside of the ring.

Indeed, the retired boxer stood up for Sydney Sweeney after Ruby Rose revealed she wasn’t a fan of the Euphoria actor’s portrayal of the athlete in the Christy biopic.

“I’ve always been a fighter. My life reflected that in every way and now I fight for others,” Christy wrote in her Nov. 12 Instagram post , including a photo of her and Sydney on the set of the movie. “The past few days I have seen some people attack my friend Sydney Sweeney. Syd not only worked her ass off for this film, she worked her ass off for me. For my story. For so many others suffering in silence.”

The 57-year-old continued, “So I want to be clear about who Syd is. She is my friend and ally!”

But despite the boxing c

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