Bristol ties are prominent in "Christy," new film about female boxer Christy Salters Martin, who made her pro debut at the Bristol Sports Arena in 1989 and also lived, trained in city

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Christy Salters Martin is on movie posters these days. She previously appeared on posters touting her appearances at Bristol Sports Arena like this one in 1991.

Left: Black Bear Pictures Right: Contributed Photo

Christy Salters Martin went from being promoted by Larry Carrier in Bristol to Don King in Las Vegas in just a few short years.

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Christy Salters Martin celebrates a 1997 win at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. She made her pro debut eight years earlier at the Bristol Sports Arena.

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It was one of seven bouts on this particular Saturday night card at the Bristol Sports Arena, a boxing venue on the grounds of Bristol International Raceway as the NASCAR track was known at the time.