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Christy Martin: "The Coal Miners's Daughter" Looks To Show Ali Who's Boss

ALI VS MARTIN - WHO'S THE "GREATEST" ?

LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW ($29.95), SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

LOS ANGELES, July 29 - After almost 14 years in the ring, Christy Martin is ready for anything that the sweet science could possibly throw at her. That includes fighting a pay-per-view fight before millions of viewers against a younger and bigger opponent. She's been there and done that, and has 45 wins and 30 KOs to show for it.

So it's safe to say that when she challenges Laila Ali on August 23 for the IBA super middleweight championship, it's going to be business as usual despite the thoughts of the oddsmakers who have made her an underdog for the first time in her career.

"You have to show me respect," said Martin. "I've accomplished too much to be disrespected at this point of my career. That just gives me more fire for the 23rd."

Ali vs Martin, scheduled for ten rounds, will be televised live from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi by CSI Sports on US pay-per-view (cable and satellite), beginning at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. An exciting undercard will be announced shortly, and the suggested retail price for the show is $29.95.

This spectacular and historic event will be promoted by Absoloot Boxing. The title sponsor of the event will be Corona Extra, as part of Corona's World Class Championship Boxing series which has been broadcast in the U.S. and worldwide since 1997.

A true pioneer in women's boxing, Christy Martin didn't make her entrance into professional boxing with any fanfare. In fact, it was her battles on the small town fight circuits that paved the way for the acceptance of women's boxing years later. In 1996, after a thrilling victory over Deirdre Gogarty that was viewed by millions on Pay-Per-View, Martin became the first and only female boxer to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and women's boxing was here to stay. But even though she has battled a Who's Who of the sport throughout her career, Martin is unconcerned with her status in the history books right now. She just wants to fight, and it's this attitude and her punching power that endeared her to boxing fans around the world.

"I have the biggest heart in the business, and I fought everyone that was put before me," said Martin.

But can she deal with the height and weight advantages the 25-year-old Ali will enjoy on fight night? "I'm almost always giving up height, so that won't be a problem," said a confident Martin from her training camp in Florida. "And I think the weight may work against her in the later rounds."

Spoken like a true warrior, and if one thing is for certain, on August 23 Christy Martin will be ready to go to war to preserve her spot as the top female boxer in the world, pound for pound.

The venue for the event, the beautiful Mississippi Coast Coliseum and tickets for the event are being made available by the event site promoter Prize Fight Boxing.

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