Christy Martin
Christy Martin was born in Mullens, West Virginia, United States on June 12th, 1968 and is the Boxer. At the age of 55, Christy Martin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Christy Renea Martin (born June 12, 1968) is a former American world champion boxer and currently the CEO of Christy Martin Promotions.
Early life
Martin was born Christy Renea Salters on June 12, 1968 in Mullens, West Virginia. and attended Mullens High School.
She played various sports as a child including Little League baseball and all-state basketball. She attended Concord College in Athens, West Virginia on a basketball scholarship and earned a B.S. in education.
Personal life
Martin married former ring rival Lisa Holewyne on November 25, 2017. Martin is the CEO of Christy Martin Promotions, a boxing promotion company that has promoted many events in North Carolina since 2016 and will be promoting boxing events in Jacksonville, Florida and in other Southern United States cities.
Career
Martin is described as "the most influential and well-known female boxer in the United States" and as the person who has "legitimized" women's participation in boxing. She began her career in "Tough Women" competitions and has received three consecutive titles. She then began training with boxing coach Jim Martin, who became her husband in 1991.
Martin began her career as a 21-year-old boxer with Angela Buchanan in 1989. She was at first training under the direction of Daniels West Virginia's Charlie Sensabaugh. Martin defeated Buchanan in the second round just over a month later. Andrea DeShong won the five-round game over Martin. Martin was then winless in nineteen straight games, including two against Jamie Whitcomb and Suzanne Riccio-Major, as well as a rubber match victory over Buchanan. Martin defeated Beverly Szymansky on October 15, 1993, who was 9 years old at the time. Martin defeated Szymansky in three rounds, knocking them out of the competition. She fought to a draw with debutante Laura Serrano in Las Vegas in her first title defense.
Martin defended her title six times, including a rematch with Szymansky, a fourth fight with Buchanan, and defenses against Melinda Robinson and Sue Chase, who won both of them, before the fight that many credit for bringing women's boxing to the sport's radar took place on March 16, 1996. Martin made the call and after that fight, she began to gain more fame, even appearing on the front page of Sports Illustrated shortly afterwards. Martin was the first female boxer to appear on the front page of Sports Illustrated on April 15, 1996; the headline read, "The Lady Is a Champion."
In season 9, episode 6, "Pampered to a Pulp," Martin made a special guest appearance on the television show Roseanne.
Martin won her next eight bouts, including victories over Robinson, DeShong, Marcela Acua, and Isra Girgrah. Martin lost her title in a 10-round decision loss to Sumya Anani in 1998. Martin then won her next nine fights, including victories over Belinda Laracuente, Sabrina Hall, and Kathy Collins. Martin defeated Lisa Holeywine and Mia St. John in ten-round decisions.
Martin defeated Laila Ali in the fourth round in 2003, losing by a knockout.
Martin's next fight in 2005 was a second-round knockout over Lana Alexander in Lula, Mississippi.
In 2005, a fight with Lucia Rijker, titled "Million Dollar Lady," was called off because Rijker ruptured her Achilles during preparation.
Martin lost a 10-round unanimous decision to Holly Holm on September 16, 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Martin was defeated by the 23-year-old southpaw, with all three judges scoring for Holm.
Martin has a record of 49 victories, 7 losses, and 3 draws with 31 victories through knockout. She is a frequent attender of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame annual induction ceremonies and an avid autograph signer. She has competed on the undercard of boxers Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Félix Trinidad, and Julio César Chávez.
Don King introduced Martin and was the first female to sign with him. Following her third-round victory over Beverly Szymanski in October 1993, he signed Martin in October 1993.
In honor of her father's occupation, Martin was dubbed The Coal Miner's Daughter.
Martin announced on January 19, 2011, that she would fight again in the hopes of her 50th fight on the undercard of the Ricardo Mayorga vs. Miguel Cotto Fight at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, against Dakota Stone in a rematch of their 2009 Fight. Martin's match was postponed due to a rib injury. On the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik undercard, the rescheduled match took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 4, 2011. Dakota Stone won by TKO with :51 left as Martin broke her right hand in 9 places on a punch in the 4th round and could not continue.
In 2016, she became the first female boxer to be inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Sports Illustrated reported that she was working two jobs, as a substitute teacher and assisting military veterans, as well as those who were dealing with the aftermath of her career, which included dealing with a lack of stamina and double vision. She was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020; it was the first year that women were on the ballot in the first year.