Fighting for Survival

Christy Martin is the most successful female fighter in boxing history and widely regarded as the woman who legitimized women’s participation in boxing and other combat sports. Discovered by legendary promoter Don King, she went undefeated for nearly a decade, won the WBC world junior welterweight championship, and became the first female fighter to box on the national television, premium cable ShowTime, and pay-per-view. In 2020 she became the first woman enshrined by the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She is CEO of Christy Martin Promotions, a boxing promotional company. Originally from Mullens, West Virginia, she splits her time between central Florida and Austin, Texas.

Ron Borges has covered the NFL since 1974. He is a member of the forty-eight-person Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and the nine-person senior selection committee. He has been a finalist for inclusion in the writer’s wing of the Pro Football Hall of Fame seven times. Borges has been named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year five times. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022. Borges resides in Littleton, MA.

Christy Martin is the most successful female fighter in boxing history and widely regarded as the woman who legitimized women’s participation in boxing and other combat sports. Discovered by legendary promoter Don King, she went undefeated for nearly a decade, won the WBC world junior welterweight championship, and became the first female fighter to box on the national television, premium cable ShowTime, and pay-per-view. In 2020 she became the first woman enshrined by the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She is CEO of Christy Martin Promotions, a boxing promotional company. Originally from Mullens, West Virginia, she splits her time between central Florida and Austin, Texas.

Dion Graham is a multiple Audie award–winning narrator and a critically acclaimed actor who has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series, including HBO's The Wire. His performances have been praised as thoughtful, compelling, vivid, and full of life.

Nicol Zanzarella is an award-winning audiobook narrator, with titles spanning multiple genres in both fiction and nonfiction. She came to audiobook narration after (literally) growing up within the walls of a local radio station that her father ran, and brings with her a background in both classical and contemporary theater, as well as film. She also has numerous television and radio commercials to her credit. Originally from Yonkers, New York, she currently lives in California, where, when not in the booth, you can usually find her drinking coffee, cooking her grandmother's Italian recipes, or in the local boxing gym. Thank you for listening!