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Christy Martin, the women's Super Welterweight Boxing Champ, is taking a shot at the California State Athletic Commission, claiming the organization is sexist and she lost what would have been her 50th victory as a result.

Christy fought Dakota Stone last June at the Staples Center in L.A. Christy was ahead in points with 51 seconds left in the fight, when the referee stopped the fight and gave the victory to Stone.

The ref felt Christy couldn't continue because her hand was injured, but Christy's lawyer, Gloria Allred doesn't see it that way. Gloria claims all Christy did was "momentarily wince," and she wanted to continue, and the decision to stop the bout is "an unfair and sexist double standard" -- i.e., a ref would never have stopped a fight under the same circumstances if the boxers were male.

It's kind of ironic -- last November, Christy's then husband allegedly tried to murder her by stabbing her, shooting her and pistol whipping her, yet the ref stopped the bout over what Gloria says was a wimpy hand injury.

10:35 AM: Gloria and Christy just took on the Athletic Commission in a news conference outside the Ronald Reagan State Building in L.A. -- DEMANDING the commission reverse the decision.

Interesting point -- Christy admits her hand was broken during the fight ... in NINE PLACES.

Charlie Sheen spent his Sunday afternoon doing what he loves the most -- no, not that ... he played baseball at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Sheen was taking batting practice with a few of his friends when he says he ruptured the ulnar nerve in his elbow. He can barely grip the bat now and it kept him from hitting any out of the yard.

One of the GREATEST YANKEES OF ALL-TIME has been thrust into the middle of a showdown between two HUGE baseball card companies ... TMZ has learned.

The Topps Company has filed a lawsuit in NY against Leaf Trading Cards -- claiming Leaf is using ICONIC Topps baseball cards -- including the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card -- to promote a new Leaf product.

It's sorta weird -- Leaf has a new line of cards called "2011 Best of Baseball" ... and in every pack, collectors will get 1 new, original Leaf card and 1 bonus card which, depending on your luck, could be a pre-1970 card featuring a Hall-of-Famer.

According to the lawsuit, Leaf put together a promotional ad (above) featuring some of the bonus cards -- which include the Mantle card, a 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson, a 1972 Topps Carlton Fisk card and more.

Topps claims it had warned Leaf about a similar incident in 2010 ... but now, Topps' patience has run out ... and it wants Leaf to pay up. Topps is suing for unspecified damages AND it wants a judge to force Leaf to STOP using Topps cards to promote Leaf products.

NBA star Kendrick Perkins was arrested in Beaumont, TX this morning for public intoxication and disorderly conduct ... TMZ has learned.

Perkins -- who plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder -- was booked into Jefferson County Jail at around 4:00 AM. According to the jail, he posted $251 bond and was released shortly thereafter.

The charges are both misdemeanors.

According to one report, fellow NBAer Stephen Jackson was arrested as well -- but a jail employee told TMZ he was NOT taken into custody or booked on any charges.

Perkins was reportedly in town for a charity basketball game, but that was canceled after Perkins was in the hospital briefly Thursday night for what was thought to be food poisoning.

Carmelo Anthony doesn't have to worry about his wife La La Vazquez ever belittling his manhood -- because Thursday night outside of Osteria Mozza, La La assured us that Melo doesn't have the same problem Kelsey Grammer's ex says he suffers from.

Olympic speed skating hunk Apolo Ohno showed off his golden muscles on a topless run through Brentwood on Wednesday.

NFL legend Ray Guy -- widely considered the GREATEST punter of ALL-TIME -- has been forced to sell off his three SUPER BOWL rings after filing for bankruptcy back in the spring.

61-year-old Guy -- a seven-time Pro Bowler -- banked a total of $80,100 for the three rings he earned during his 14-year NFL career ... two while the Raiders were in Oakland ... and one after the team moved to Los Angeles.

The rings (pictured above) were purchased by an unidentified buyer through an L.A. auction house.

Gerard Butler is on his way to getting that "300" body back.

The 41-year-old flashed his shredded torso while in the locker room of the Celtic soccer team in Glasgow on Tuesday.

As if Gerard needed any more help scoring with the ladies.

David Beckham & Cristiano Ronaldo be damned ... because Argentinian soccer stud Lionel Messi has been called the best soccer player in the world ... and he just may have the best body too.

The 24-year-old FC Barcelona star showed off his toned, hairless physique -- and his tan line -- while on a yacht in Ibiza on Tuesday.

Kobe Bryant sent a strong message to the Lakers last week -- showing the team he isn't being reckless with his body during the NBA lockout ... by treating himself to a FABULOUS mani/pedi.

The injury-riddled superstar -- who's considering playing pro basketball in either Turkey or China this upcoming season -- rolled over to the Happy Nails salon in Newport Beach on August 2 ... where he got some serious attention on his shooting hand.

Kobe appeared to be real pleased with the final product ... admiring the ladies' handiwork from behind his over-sized sunglasses.

How cuticle.

Rachel Uchitel is making up some MAJOR ground on the millions she gave back to Tiger Woods -- TMZ has learned she just raked in a $330,000 profit after flipping her NYC apartment.

Uchitel bought the swanky 3-bedroom Park Avenue pad last year for $1.62 mil -- renovated the place -- and put it up for sale because she had a gut feeling the time was right.

Turns out Rachel has one helluva gut -- because she just closed a deal to sell the place for $1.95 mil ... not bad considering the real estate market isn't exactly booming at the moment.

We're told Rachel is pretty fired up about the deal -- and plans to reinvest in more real estate in the hopes of hitting the jackpot all over again.

Shaquille O'Neal indirectly won an enormous victory today ... after a judge threw out a case against 7 gang members who were accused of kidnapping a man in order to retrieve a sex tape of Shaq.

Robert Ross -- the alleged victim -- claimed he had a sex tape showing Shaq with multiple women at different times while he was still married to Shaunie O'Neal.

Ross claimed 7 gang members kidnapped him at the direction of Shaq and tried to beat him into submission so he would cough up the video.

Today in court -- in the middle of the preliminary hearing -- the D.A. shocked the courtroom, stating they no longer had confidence in Ross based on his testimony and his actions outside of court.

Lawyers for the 7 defendants asked the judge to immediately dismiss the case -- which is exactly what the judge did.

With the NFL season right around the corner, Dallas Cowboys stars Tony Romo and Miles Austin snuck in a little bonding time during a bromantic movie date in Texas ... and TMZ has the pics.

Romo and Austin hit up the Mayan Palace movie theaters in San Antonio Sunday night to check out "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes" -- but not before blasting some Klingon scum on the Star Trek: Voyager arcade game ... together.

Miami Heat star Chris Bosh adamantly denies sabotaging his baby mama's career on "Basketball Wives," TMZ has learned -- months after she accused him of turning the show's producers against her.

As we previously reported, Bosh's ex Allison Mathis claims she had brokered a $250,000 deal with "BW" producers to appear on the show -- but Bosh threatened to sue if that happened, so the producers caved ... and axed Allison after she had already taped two episodes.

But Bosh claims it's all BS -- firing back with his own legal docs in Orange County, Florida ... insisting it's not his fault producers decided to cut Allison from the show.

According to Bosh, whatever he may or may not have said to producers ... his intention was never to ruin Allison's career -- he was merely "acting to protect his own economic or financial interests."

As a result, Bosh insists he shouldn't have to pay Allison squat for the entire ordeal -- and wants a judge to trash her lawsuit.

Shaquille O'Neal couldn't keep his hands and mouth off his "Flavor of Love" girlfriend Hoopz while shopping in Calabasas this weekend.

Adam Scott won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational this afternoon with former Tiger Woods caddie Steve Williams on his bag ... while Tiger finished tied for 37th.

Afterward, Williams called it "the best win of my life."