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She began her career fighting in “Toughwoman” contests and won three consecutive titles. She then began training with boxing coach, Jim Martin, who became her husband in 1991. [2] Martin started her professional boxing career at the age of 21 with a six-round draw with Angela Buchanan in 1989. She had her first training under the direction ...
The athlete, whom Sweeney has described as an “incredible woman” and a “testament to resilience, strength and hope,” survived after her husband, Jim Martin, apparently came close to ...
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After retiring from boxing he worked as a painter and decorator, ran a gym in Camden, [8] and became a trainer, most notably working with Danny Williams and James DeGale. [ 6 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] He also ran the London Marathon several times, his best time 2 hours 49 minutes.
Jim Martin, far right, coached boys soccer at St. Maria Goretti from 1973 to 1997. Martin coached the boys soccer team for 25 seasons, through the fall of 1997, and experienced some great success.
Christy Martin vs. Deirdre Gogarty was a women's boxing match that took place on March 16, 1996, between American Christy Martin and Irishwoman Deirdre Gogarty.The contest was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada, on the Las Vegas Strip, as part of the undercard of a pay-per-view championship match between Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno with 1.1 million buys. [1]
Jim Restauri retired as a police officer in 2005, serving in the Margate Police Department in Florida, where he lives now. He also served as president of the Penn State Boxing AIG for over 12 years.
Known as "Flame", Muhammad turned pro in 1972 and in 1977 challenged WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Víctor Galíndez but lost a unanimous decision. He got a second shot at the title against Marvin Johnson in 1980, and won via an 11th-round TKO to take the belt.