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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American boxer
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human ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInSport | 1989–2012 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-06-12 ⓘ |
| describedAs | pioneer of women’s boxing ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
ESPN
NERFINISHED
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Sports Illustrated NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draws | 3 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Concord College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtOnUndercardOf |
Mike Tyson vs Frank Bruno II
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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
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professional boxer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Welch, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
light middleweight
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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
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Lisa Holewyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | attempted murder by spouse Jim Martin ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
WBC women’s light middleweight title
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WBC women’s super welterweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalFights | 59 ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | 1989 ⓘ |
| weightClass |
light middleweight
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welterweight ⓘ |
| wins | 49 ⓘ |
| winsByKO | 31 ⓘ |
| workFocus | promoting women’s boxing ⓘ |
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