by admin | Dec 20, 1998 | Media
December 20, 1998 – THE KANSAS CITY STAR: How long will it take for Kansas City’s Sumya Anani to make the cover of Sports Illustrated? The question isn’t really worth pursuing, though Anani’s illustrious boxing career reached a pinnacle Friday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., when she beat, and nearly knocked out, Christy Martin. Read the full article...
by admin | Dec 19, 1998 | Media
by Sharon Robb | December 19, 1998 – THE SUN-SENTINEL: Unheralded Sumya Anani knocked off WBC and WBA champion Christy Martin of Orlando in one of the biggest upsets in women’s boxing Friday night at War Memorial Auditorium. Read the full article...
by admin | Dec 19, 1998 | Media
by Crystal Wilk | December 1998 – WOMEN’S BOXING: Sumya Anani lives in the NOW. She lives messily, but also sumptuously. She thinks about the past at times, but many of the issues I addressed in our interview she’d never considered; she considers the future to be an unfolding process that should be reflected on, but never sets goals for herself that can’t be modified as needed. Read the full article...
by admin | Dec 19, 1998 | Media
December 19, 1998 – WOMEN’S BOXING ARCHIVE NETWORK: Christy Martin Vs. Sumya Anani – Anani Defeats Martin by a Unanimous Decision!!! Read the full article...
by admin | Dec 18, 1998 | Media
December 18, 1998 – Christy’s next scheduled fight was in Las Vegas against Sumya Anani in November 1998. Anani was then an 11-0 fighter from Kansas City whose only strong opponents had been Stacy Prestage and Andrea DeShong. Martin pulled out of this fight at the last minute, citing an unspecified illness. Behind the scenes it was clear that this was yet another contract dispute. Christy was well enough to throw a tantrum in which she almost assaulted Anani’s manager (after he suggested that she was ducking his fighter.) Sumya Anani vs. Christy Martin on December 18, 1998 Their showdown finally came at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on December 18, 1998. Anani (138¾ lbs) bloodied Martin’s nose in the first round and traded with her on equal terms in the second. Martin went down in the second, but referee Tommy Kimmons ruled it a slip. Anani went after her hard in the third, staggering her and handing out punishment with Martin reeling against the ropes. Martin rallied in the fourth to rock Anani with strong rights to the head. Martin continued strong in the fifth and sixth and tried to outbox Sumya in the seventh but Anani made her own comeback in the eighth and ninth, fearlessly moving forward, landing heavily and backing Martin up. Anani finished strongly and when it was all over a battered and weary Martin sported a bloody nose and a swollen right eye while Anani was almost unmarked. Judge Stu Winston scored the fight 95-95. Jay Kassees and Ric Bays scored it 96-94 for Anani, handing Martin her first loss since November 1989! View Videos...
