Christy Martin

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New Book Fills In For Those Who Missed The Boat on Christy Martin

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I’ll concede it here. I was never a Christy Martin guy. Though she was frequently on my television during her 1990s run as the bearded lady in Don King’s promotional circus, the whole “Coal Miner’s Daughter” thing never really r...

Amanda Serrano Motivated To Surpass KO Record of Christy Martin

Considered one of the most feared punchers in the history of professional female boxing, Amanda Serrano, a native of the town of Carolina in Puerto Rico, wants to break the record of victories by knockout currently held by the now retired Hall of Fam...

Christy Martin Was Shocked at Draw Outcome For Tyson-Jones

Hall of Famer Christy Martin was scratching her head at the questionable eight round split draw verdict for last month's exhibition fight between legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. Tyson and Jones collided in the main event of a high profile pay-pe...

Christy Martin, The Promoter, Plans To Deliver in Daytona

If the 52 years Christy Martin has been on this planet have proved anything, it’s that she’s a fighter, in and out of the ring. So, it is really no surprise that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s planning on delivering a fight card to fans in Dayt...

Katie Taylor Named 2019 BWAA Female Fighter of The Year

Katie Taylor saw her already incredible boxing career soar to new heights in the past year. The in-ring campaign she enjoyed clearly resonated with the boxing public and media alike, as the undefeated two-division was honored with the 2019 Chris...

Hopkins, Marquez, Mosley, Martin, Hauser: IBHOF Class of 2020

The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the members of the Class of 2020. Inductees include champions Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Marquez and “Sugar” Shane Mosley in the men’s Modern category; Barbara Buttrick in the women’s...

Claressa Shields - BWAA's 2018 Female Fighter of the Year

In a pivotal year for women's boxing that saw the sport reach more people than ever before, two-time United States Olympic gold medal winner Claressa Shields continued to soar, as she successfully defended her two world middleweight titles, then adde...

Christy Martin: 'I Put That Same Gun in My Mouth'

Christy Martin had the crowds at the International Boxing Hall of Fame eating out of her hand. She had spoken of being stabbed and shot by her ex-husband, Jim, dragging her body, blood pumping from her, into the road to flag down a car, and she was s...

Christy Martin - Winning Her Biggest Fight

By Thomas Gerbasi - Boxing was always the easy part for Christy Martin. It was everything else around it that occupied her mind and made her seek refuge in a place you wouldn’t expect to find peace. But she could always hit the heavy bag or her oppon...

Mia St. John Gets Revenge, Decisions Christy Martin

Table Mountain Casino on Friant, California - A grudge rematch fought at the contracted limit of 150-pounds, Mia St. John (46-11-2, 18 KOs) got revenge by winning the vacant WBC junior middleweight title with a ten round unanimous decision over Chris...

Mia St. John – A Fighter’s Farewell

By Thomas Gerbasi - For the better part of ten years, there was only one fight Mia St. John needed to get back in a pro boxing career that began in 1997. It wasn’t to avenge her first loss to Rolanda Andrews, throw hands again with Holly Holm, or to...

Christy Martin Continues Her March – Fifty the Hard Way

By Thomas Gerbasi - Christy Martin knew that getting to 50 wins wasn’t going to be easy. She didn’t expect it to be this hard though. Since the 49th victory in her storied 23-year career over Dakota Stone in September of 2009, she’s been shot, st...

Christy Martin’s Husband Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

Jim Martin, the husband of famed female fighter Christy Martin, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for trying to kill her, according to Florida television station WKMG. Martin, 68, was convicted in April on charges of attempted second-degre...

Christy Martin’s Husband Found Guilty of Trying to Kill Her

Jim Martin, the husband of famed female fighter Christy Martin, was guilty Friday of trying to kill her, according to Florida radio station WBDO. Jurors convicted the 68-year-old man on charges of attempted second-degree murder, attempted voluntar...