Christy Martin

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Christy Martin is a pioneering American professional boxer widely credited with bringing women's boxing into the mainstream during the 1990s.

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instanceOf American boxer
human
professional boxer
activeYearsInSport 1989–2012
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1968-06-12
describedAs pioneer of women’s boxing
describedBySource ESPN NERFINISHED
Sports Illustrated NERFINISHED
draws 3
educatedAt Concord College NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Martin NERFINISHED
foughtOnUndercardOf Mike Tyson vs Frank Bruno II NERFINISHED
Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeeley NERFINISHED
founded Christy Martin Promotions NERFINISHED
givenName Christy NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInductionYear 2020
handedness orthodox stance
hasInfluenced women’s professional boxing
height approximately 5 ft 5 in
losses 7
memberOfSportsTeam Don King Productions NERFINISHED
nickname The Coal Miner’s Daughter NERFINISHED
notableFight Christy Martin vs Deirdre Gogarty
notableFor popularizing women’s boxing in the 1990s
occupation boxing promoter
professional boxer
placeOfBirth Welch, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
positionPlayed light middleweight
super welterweight
welterweight
promotedBy Don King NERFINISHED
publicationAuthored autobiographical accounts in interviews and media
residence Florida, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
sport boxing
spouse Jim Martin NERFINISHED
Lisa Holewyne NERFINISHED
survivedEvent attempted murder by spouse Jim Martin
titleHeld WBC women’s light middleweight title NERFINISHED
WBC women’s super welterweight title NERFINISHED
totalFights 59
turnedProfessional 1989
weightClass light middleweight
welterweight
wins 49
winsByKO 31
workFocus promoting women’s boxing

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Laila Ali defeated Christy Martin