The fall from grace, however, was as swift as it was brutal and included substance abuse, domestic violence and an attempted murder from her husband and coach James Martin.Ī professional boxing trainer, Martin, agreed to put his skepticism about women's boxing aside to coach his wife. The bout kickstarted Martin's meteoric rise as "The Coal Miner's Daughter" found herself on the cover of Sports Illustrated and regularly broke pay-per-view records for women's boxing after being signed up to Don King's team. One of the bouts on the undercard ahead of the WBC heavyweight title showdown between Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno, the fight was broadcast by HBO and made Martin a star. Born as Christy Salters in Mullens, a small town in West Virginia in 1968, Martin turned professional at the age of 21 and after winning just two of her first four fights, she won 34 of her next 35 bouts including a 19-bout winning streak stretching from April 1990 to March 1994.Ī WBC women's junior welterweight world champion after defeating Beverly Szymanski in three rounds in 1993, Martin gained worldwide notoriety after defeating Deirdre Gogarty by unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada in March 1996 following a brutal encounter. Martin has gone down in history as one of the most influential female boxers in history and a trailblazer for women in the sport.
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