Christy Martin
Martin Speaks to Hope House 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | The Coal Miner's Daughter |
| Born | Christy Renea Salters June 12, 1968 Mullens, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm) |
| Weight | |
Spouse(s) |
James V. Martin
(m. 1991; div. 2010)Lisa Holewyne (m. 2017) |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 64 in (163 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 59 |
| Wins | 49 |
| Win by KO | 32 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 3 |
Christine Renea Salters (previously Martin, born June 12, 1968), nicknamed "the Coal Miner's Daughter", is an American former professional boxer, boxing analyst and motivational speaker. Competing from 1989–2012, she held the WBC female super welterweight title in 2009. Martin was the first female boxer elected to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016. She was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020, the first year that women were on the ballot.