Christy Martin

(Newser) - Christy Martin’s husband helped launch her career, and spent 20 years as her trainer and manager. But by the time she left him to be with her female lover last month, Jim Martin was completely dependent on Christy, friends tell the Daily Beast . He never took his diabetes medicine...

(Newser) - Boxing's first female superstar is recovering in the hospital after being attacked with a knife and handgun by her husband, police say. Christy Martin managed to escape from the couple's Orlando-area home and flag down a motorist who took her to hospital, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Police are searching for...