Sumya Anani: The Most Avoided Women’s Boxing Champion

Sumya Anani: The Most Avoided Women’s Boxing Champion

by Longjab | February 16, 2006 – EASTSIDE BOXING: Not that she is the only tough woman boxer that couldn’t beg, borrow, or steal a fight, but Sumya Anani is the most avoided, as far as champions are concerned. For the last two years running, Anani has been officially elected ‘The Most Avoided Woman Boxer’, of which, in some ways, is respectful, but it is more a shameful, discriminatory, and unfair stigma that surrounds her, since other so-called ‘champions’ are solely responsible for it, from their constant refusal to accept Anani’s offers or challenges to fight them.  For example, Mary Jo Sanders, the WBC Woman’s Welterweight Champion, has refused to accept challenges from Anani on more than five occasions. Read the full article...
Girls With Gloves

Girls With Gloves

by Grace Hood | February 16-22, 2006 – BOULDER WEEKLY: When it comes to describing her decade-long boxing career, Sumya Anani (pronounnced Sue-my-ya A-nah-ni) hears the same story over and over again from the press. Read the full article...
Boxing Champ Sumya Anani Fights to Help Others

Boxing Champ Sumya Anani Fights to Help Others

by Kalsey McCall | February 2006 – 435 SOUTH MAGAZINE: Sumya Anani is a fighter and a lover. As a four-time world champion women’s boxer in three weight divisions, Anani, more commonly known as Island Girl, has defeated big-name women’s boxers such as Christy Martin, Andrea DeShong and Dora Webber. Read the full article...
Million Dollar Mom

Million Dollar Mom

by Stephen Montemayor | January 2006 – MISSION MAGAZINE: Freshman Matt Anani has a boxing ring, weights, punching bag and a collection of world championship belts in his basement. But they aren’t for him, they belong to his mother. Read the full article...