"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Christy Martin emerged from a West Virginia coal town and reached the pinnacle of women’s boxing. While ...

In the 1990s, Christy Martin was considered the most exciting and successful female boxer. Her story is the basis of the new biopic Christy. We... Boxer Christy Martin faced violence in and out of the ...

Don King is going into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame. It is unclear as of the time of this writing if King, now 93 years old, will attend Saturday’s event at the Orleans Casino & Hotel ...

Over a 24-year career in the boxing ring, Christy Martin became one of the best female fighters in the world — a Hall of Famer and super welterweight champion who fought 59 times and won 49, the ...

In the 1990s, Christy Martin was considered the most exciting and successful female boxer. She won a super welterweight title, was the first woman signed by boxing impresario Don King, and was ...