by admin | Jan 1, 2002 | Boxing, Media
by WomenBoxing.com | Jan 2002 Another year has gone by and it is time to have the “hot” picks and “not” picks for the year 2002! Sumya takes three awards. MOST OUTSTANDING OF THE YEAR Sumya “Island Girl” Anani BIGGEST “KNOCKOUT” OF THE YEAR Sumya Anani over Jane Couch TOP THREE TELEVISED FIGHTS OF THE YEAR CHRISTY MARTIN VS. KATHY COLLINS (PAY-PER-VIEW) SUMYA ANANI VS. FREDIA GIBBS (DIRECT TV) LAURA SERRANO VS. CHEVELLE HALLBACK (FOX SPORTS NET) WBAN asked boxing fans to vote for their most favorite boxing match that had happened in the year 2001. These were the three top fights that were chosen by WBAN and boxing...
by admin | Jan 1, 2001 | Boxing, Media
by WomenBoxing.com | Jan 2001 Another year has gone by and it is time to have the “hot” picks and “not” picks for the year 2001! Sumya takes two Awards! FIGHTER (PRO BOXER ) OF THE YEAR SUMYA “THE ISLAND GIRL” ANANI Sumya Anani, 17-1-1 (6KO) had lost to only one boxer in her pro career – Britt VanBuskirk. Anani facedVanBuskirk in a 10-round WIBF title fight, with one weeks notice. One month later, Anani again stepped in the ring for another world title shot with another federation, and fought “Cheetah” Fredia Gibbs that ended in a draw. Anani also fought and defeated Liz Mueller for the IBA 135-lb World title, which brought her up to fighting three world championships, winning two, and tying with one in the year 2001. TOP THREE TELEVISED FIGHTS OF THE YEAR CHRISTY MARTIN VS. KATHY COLLINS (PAY-PER-VIEW) SUMYA ANANI VS. FREDIA GIBBS (DIRECT TV) LAURA SERRANO VS. CHEVELLE HALLBACK (FOX SPORTS NET) WBAN asked boxing fans to vote for their most favorite boxing match that had happened in the year 2001. These were the three top fights that were chosen by WBAN and boxing...
by admin | Jan 11, 1999 | Boxing
by Marty Rosengarten | January 1999 – KO MAGAZINE: Her hands heal. Her fists hurt. Her feat may have completely torn asunder the somen’s boxing landscape. Sumya Anani, a relative boxing novice and a massage therapist by trade, demonstrated her vicious skill when she scored a majority decision over Christy Martin on December 18 in Fort...
by admin | Dec 11, 1998 | Boxing
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...
by admin | Oct 22, 1998 | Boxing, Media
Sumya Anani was supposed to originally fight Christy Martin on Showtime on November 13, 1998. Christy Martin pulled out of the fight a few hours prior. There was many rumors circulating as to why. She was seen talking with Don King on the television screen. The announcer on Showtime stated that maybe Christy had ‘yellow fever.’ When Sumya and her trainer Barry Becker went downstairs to see what happened, Barry walked up to Christy and asked her if she was still going to fight Sumya. Christy said, “That’s like calling me a chicken.’ Then she reached up and grabbed Barry’s throat and tried to choke him. Two security guards had to carry her out of the arena. The announcers and other fighters who witnessed Christy’s behavior yelled, “Hey Christy, why don’t you fight in the ring?” Anani/Martin was took place one month later in Fort Lauderdale. Don King had to honor his contract by either paying Sumya or matching her against Christy. On December 18, 1998 they fought on an obscure cable channel so the world didn’t’ get to witness Sumya’s win over Christy. An accident? It’s been reported that maybe Christy got wind of how good Sumya was and didn’t want to be defeated on a prime channel like Showtime. Read the full article here. See the Media page to see the Christy Martin Fight on...
