Many have argued that it was Martin, with her long string of early and mid-career successes — including her 1996 victory over Deirdre Gogarty on the undercard of the Mike Tyson–Frank Bruno fight — who ...

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 ...

Sydney Sweeney may know how to glam up a red carpet, but she also isn’t afraid to go a few rounds in the ring. The actress puts up her dukes in the new boxing biopic “Christy,” with the Emmy-nominated ...

Christy Martin after defeating Deirdre Gogarty during the WBC Championship Boxing Lightweight fight on March 16th, 1996 in Paradise, Nevada. In the midst of her successful career, Martin was stabbed ...