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Boxing legend Christy Martin was a trailblazer in the ring and continues to be an inspiration to female fighters across the globe. She is without a doubt the most important woman in the history of female combat sports. But behind the scenes Martin was in a losing battle, unable to express her true sexual identity and struggling to survive sexual and domestic abuse at the hands of her husband. In Fighting for Survival: My Journey through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder, and Resurrection, Christy Martin recounts her harrowing yet inspiring story. Growing up in a small town in West Virginia, Martin felt forced to keep her sexual orientation hidden to please her family and the sports world, eventually agreeing to a sham marriage with coach Jim Martin. While she rose to prominence in the world of boxing, Martin was secretly contending with substance abuse, domestic violence, and an attempted murder by her husband, who left her to die on their bedroom floor. Fighting for Survival reveals how Martin battled back to life from her near-death experience, how she overcame abuse, violence, addiction, and forty years of living in the closet, and how she turned her pain into victory and debasement into triumph. Her story is one of hope and self-belief, an inspiration for anyone struggling to break the chain of abuse or who fears to be open about their sexual orientation. It is more than the story of a boxing champion; it is the story of a survivor.

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A moving tale about how one person could find a way to take on life's version of Murderers' Row, with the Devil as her cornerman, and triumph over them all. -- Teddy Atlas, ESPN's Hall of Fame boxing analyst and trainer

"""A moving tale about how one person could find a way to take on life's version of Murderers' Row, with the Devil as her cornerman, and triumph over them all."" -- ""Teddy Atlas, ESPN's Hall of Fame boxing analyst and trainer"""

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Christy Martin is the most successful female fighter in boxing history and widely regarded as the woman who legitimized women's participation in boxing and other combat sports. Discovered by legendary promoter Don King, she went undefeated for nearly a decade, won the WBC world junior welterweight championship, and became the first female fighter to box on the national television, premium cable ShowTime, and pay-per-view. In 2020 she became the first woman enshrined by the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She is CEO of Christy Martin Promotions, a boxing promotional company. Originally from Mullens, West Virginia, she splits her time between central Florida and Austin, Texas. Christy Martin is the most successful female fighter in boxing history and widely regarded as the woman who legitimized women's participation in boxing and other combat sports. Discovered by legendary promoter Don King, she went undefeated for nearly a decade, won the WBC world junior welterweight championship, and became the first female fighter to box on the national television, premium cable ShowTime, and pay-per-view. In 2020 she became the first woman enshrined by the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She is CEO of Christy Martin Promotions, a boxing promotional company. Originally from Mullens, West Virginia, she splits her time between central Florida and Austin, Texas. Ron Borges has covered the NFL since 1974. He is a member of the forty-eight-person Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and the nine-person senior selection committee. He has been a finalist for inclusion in the writer's wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame seven times. Borges has been named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year five times. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022. Borges resides in Littleton, MA. Nicol Zanzarella is an award-winning audiobook narrator, with titles spanning multiple genres in both fiction and nonfiction. She came to audiobook narration after (literally) growing up within the walls of a local radio station that her father ran, and brings with her a background in both classical and contemporary theater, as well as film. She also has numerous television and radio commercials to her credit. Originally from Yonkers, New York, she currently lives in California, where, when not in the booth, you can usually find her drinking coffee, cooking her grandmother's Italian recipes, or in the local boxing gym. Thank you for listening! Dion Graham is a multiple Audie award-winning narrator and a critically acclaimed actor who has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series, including HBO's The Wire. His performances have been praised as thoughtful, compelling, vivid, and full of life.

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