Amy Schumer, best known for her stand up comedy routines and her comedic films, is taking a dramatic turn, coming aboard a new biopic based on the life of female boxing champion Christy Martin.
Deadline broke the news on this Christy Martin biopic earlier today.
Schumer will star as Martin, who helped legitimize the sport of female boxing in the 1990s, even appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated at one time.
Christy Martin was born Christy Salters in Mullins, West Virginia, and she attended Concord College in Athens, West Virginia on a basketball scholarship, where she earned a degree in education.