Editing Christy Martin (section)

== Personal life ==
Martin married her manager, James V. "Jim" Martin, in 1991.<ref name=":1" /> At the time, Martin was 22 while her husband was 47.<ref name=":1" /> Martin referred to the marriage as [[Marriage of convenience|one of convenience]],<ref name=":1" /> and stated her husband was emotionally and physically abusive throughout their relationship,<ref name=":1" /> and enabled her addiction to [[cocaine]] to control her.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Conner |first=Caira |date=2022-06-22 |title=Boxing legend Christy Martin: ‘My husband told me for 20 years he would kill me’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/22/boxing-legend-christy-martin-my-husband-told-me-for-20-years-he-would-kill-me |access-date=2025-02-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She also claimed he used her prize money to pay for an extravagant lifestyle.<ref name=":1" />

Martin married former ring rival Lisa Holewyne on November 25, 2017.<ref name="lvrj">{{cite news |last=Morrison |first=Jane Ann |date=May 28, 2011 |title=Boxer tells of her attack to draw attention to domestic violence |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/boxer-tells-of-her-attack-to-draw-attention-to-domestic-violence-122766598.html |accessdate=January 13, 2012 |work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]}}</ref> Martin is the CEO of Christy Martin Promotions, a boxing promotion company that has promoted many events in North Carolina since 2016 and will be promoting boxing events in Jacksonville, Florida and in other Southern United States cities.{{when|date=July 2023}}{{cn|date=July 2023}}