by admin | Apr 23, 2005 | Boxing, Media
by WomenBoxing.com | April 23, 2005
by admin | Apr 21, 2005 | Boxing, Media
by WomenBoxing.com | April 21, 2005 As many of you may not know, I’ve had a lot of unsolicited press from the Million Dollar Baby movie. Stone Phillips came out to my house to interview me, and Paula Zahn from CNN is coming next...
by admin | Mar 6, 2005 | Media
March 6, 2005– THE SWEET SCIENCE: So who does Rijker fight? The answer is the fighter most observers currently consider the best female fighter in the sport, Sumya Anani. Anani has been campaigning in the ring for over eight years. Unfortunately, most of those years she toiled in undeserved obscurity as far the mainstream sports world is concerned. Anani has compiled a 25-1-1 record, and that win total would be considerably higher but for the fact that, over the latter part of her career, many fighters avoided stepping into the ring with this hard-hitting fighter. In just her twelfth pro fight, Anani fought and beat Christy Martin. Martin, who was fighting her fortieth bout, was shocked. So was the rest of the boxing world. Read the full article...
by admin | Mar 4, 2005 | Boxing, Media
By Bernie McCoy | March 4, 2005
by admin | Dec 22, 2004 | Media
by Maggie Hessel-Mial | December 22, 2004 – KANSAS CITY STAR: Fighter, yoga instructor, volunteer leader – all describe Shawnee Mission North grad. Watching Sumya Anani in a boxing match can teach even the faint of heart a bit about how beautiful the sport can be. Anani hits explosively, putting all of her energy and her power into each punch. she concentrates; most times swiftly defeats her opponent. But outside the ring, it’s a different story. Anani, 32, is soft spoken, with a gentle demeanor and centered soul. Read the full article...
