Christy Martin fought and beat Amy Yuratovac by a 6-round unanimous decision on June 2, 2007 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Martin, one of the most recognized female boxers was coming off a 10-round unanimous decision loss to welterweight Angelica Martinez on October 6, 2006. It was Christy's first time back in the ring after not fighting since her loss to Holly Holmes in 2005. Martin outlanded Martinez by 2:1 but the heavier blows delivered were by Martinez who was much bigger and stronger then Christy.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
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| Martin vs TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Christy "Coalminer's Daughter" Martin
Christy Martin should be given credit for blazing the trail for worldwide acceptance of womens boxing. Women's boxing icon, Christy Martin is a brawler who comes to fight. She has been fighting for 17 years now. In 1989 Christy Martin stepped into the ring with Angela Buchanan. The fight ended in a draw. Three weeks later she and Buchanan fought again. This time Christy won by knocking out Buchanan in the 2nd round.
In 1996 during a fight with Irish featherweight Deirdre Gogarty, Martin was given a bloody nose by Gogarty which caught the media's attention. The Gogarty vs Martin fight, on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs Frank Bruno was seen in 30 million homes and 100 countries. It was the highlight of the fight card. Christy won by unanimous decision and earned recognition as the WBC nominal womens lightweight champion of the world.