Illuminating Hope welcomes former professional boxer Christy Martin!
Martin founded Christy’s Champs.
Christy’s Champs is a growing movement of leaders who work to ensure those who suffer emotional and physical abuse in their families have an outlet to receive the education and support that they need to report, share and overcome violence and live a life free of threats, blackmail, shame and fear.
Christy’s Book:
Fighting for Survival: My Journey through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder, and Resurrection
https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Survival-Journey-through-Resurrection/dp/1538153580
If you were riveted by the Netflix documentary Untold: Deal with the Devil, find out Christy Martin’s whole story in this fascinating autobiography.
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 40 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.
Join Hope House, KC Golden Gloves and Christy’s Champs for the In Your Corner Event:
March 2, 2024, 7:00 PM
The Uptown Theater KCMO
Visit hopehouse.net for tickets and sponsorship opportunities.
Hope House, KC Golden Gloves, and Christy's Champs all strive to empower individuals to rise above their circumstances, find their inner strength, and ultimately create a better future for themselves.
