Christy

In 1989 Mullens, West Virginia, college basketball player Christy Salters enters a local female boxing competition and wins. Though untrained, her skills impress James Martin, a local boxing coach. James appoints promoter Larry to contact Christy, and he invites her to train under James. Christy is initially ambivalent about pursuing boxing, but her raw talent and success at the sport motivate her to continue pursuing it. Meanwhile, her secret relationship with her high-school girlfriend, Rosie, falls apart, and Christy's homophobic mother, Joyce, is troubled by rumors that Christy is a lesbian, causing tension within the family.