Christy Martin (born June 12, 1968) is a female boxer. Martin, who is married to her manager and trainer Jim Martin and promoted by Don King, is nicknamed "The Coal Miner's Daughter". Martin grew up in Mullens, West Virginia where Martin's father, John, was a coal miner, and her mother, Joyce, is a homemaker. Martin was born in Bluefield, West Virginia in 1968. Wikipedia
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