Mia St. John Tells TMZ Christy Martin Is Ducking Her

(Chris Farina)

Recently Mia St. John told TMZ that Christy “The Coal Miner’s Daughter” Martin has been avoiding a rematch after all these years because of the embarrassment suffered when they first fought several years ago.

“Mia, Mia, Mia, you’ve been hit too many times in the head,” said a smiling Martin at a press conference in West Hollywood on Wednesday, May 25.

St. John insists that she was given a poor decision by judges in Michigan when they collided in the ring.

“I whipped her a**,” said St. John emphatically. “Everybody knows that.”

Martin promises a different outcome if they meet again mostly because her plan of attack was misguided the first time they met in the ring at the Pontiac Silverdome in 2002.

“I’m a totally different fighter than I was then,” said Martin. “I won’t be going for the body this time. I’ll be going for the head.”

St. John scoffs at Martin’s reasoning.

“I’ll whip her again,” said St. John.

Meanwhile, Martin (49-5-3, 31 KOs) is preparing for her second clash with Dakota Stone (9-8-5) on Saturday, June 4, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

“She’s tough,” said Martin. “You can’t go by her record.”

Martin fought Stone in Sept. 2009 and was given the decision to capture the WBC junior middleweight world title.

“I beat her but it was close,” Martin said. “I beat her by majority decision.”

The veteran of 57 pro fights expects a very tough fight. She was supposed to meet Stone earlier in the year but was sidelined by an injury.

“In retrospect maybe it was a good thing,” says Martin. “Maybe I wasn’t ready mentally.”

The West Virginia native was still recuperating from being allegedly shot and stabbed by her former husband Jim Martin last year. It was a harrowing experience that saw her escape with her life despite suffering severe wounds.

“Some things just work out for a reason,” she said.

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