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
Sports Illustrated
draws 3
educatedAt Concord College
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Martin
foughtOnUndercardOf Mike Tyson vs Frank Bruno II
Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeeley
founded Christy Martin Promotions
givenName Christy
hallOfFameInduction International Boxing Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2020
handedness orthodox stance
hasInfluenced women’s professional boxing
height approximately 5 ft 5 in
losses 7
memberOfSportsTeam Don King Productions
nickname The Coal Miner’s Daughter
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
positionPlayed light middleweight
super welterweight
welterweight
promotedBy Don King
publicationAuthored autobiographical accounts in interviews and media
residence Florida, United States
sexOrGender female
sport boxing
spouse Jim Martin
Lisa Holewyne
survivedEvent attempted murder by spouse Jim Martin
titleHeld WBC women’s light middleweight title
WBC women’s super welterweight title
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