by admin | Jun 25, 2000 | Media
June 25, 2000 – Ladies’ boxing at its best | Sumya “The Island Girl” Anani – Our co-main event will feature the only woman to ever beat Christy Martin – Sumya “The Island Girl” Anani. The 5’6″ junior welterweight, is 15-0 with seven knockouts and was named the Women Boxing Archive Network (WBAN) “1999 Fighter of the Year.” Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jun 11, 1999 | Media
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by admin | Jun 1, 1999 | Media
by Brian Ackley | June 1999 – JOX SPORTS: Even when she’s weighing in for a fight, Sumya Anani can usually be found sporting a smile. Read the full article here. read more
by admin | Jun 1, 1999 | Media
Summer 1999 – Ringside Original: ‘Brings out the best in every bout and gives the fans their money’s worth.’ read more
by admin | Mar 12, 1999 | Media
March 12, 1999 – Cedrick Kushner Promotions: ANANI – Junior welterweight Sumya “Island Girl” Anani from Kansas City, Missouri was born in Minnesota on February 12, 1972. She is a yoga instructor and massage therapist, competed as a weightlifter for 18 months, and became a professional boxer in the summer of 1996. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jan 31, 1999 | Media
January 31, 1999 – HBO/DON KING PRODUCTIONS: Maybe it wasn’t on the scale of Buster Douglas knockout out Mike Tyson, but Sumya Anani of Shawnee, KS, pulled off quite the stunner with her unanimous decision over Christy Martin, the most well-known and arguably the top female fighter in the world. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jan 25, 1999 | Media
January 25, 1999 – Ringside Inc.: Dear Barry and Sumya, I hope this letter finds both of you enjoying excellent health. Please excuse my delay in giving my ultimate congratulations for a fantastic and unbelievable job that was done in the Christy Martin fight. Read the full letter... read more
by admin | Jan 12, 1999 | Media
by Rachel Ellner | Tuesday, Jan 12 1999 – THE VILLAGE VOICE: Christy Martin has fallen. The women’s boxing world hopes she won’t get up. Whether for fame, fortune, or in the name of her sport, nearly every female professional boxer has wanted to get her mitts on Christy Martin, “The Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jan 7, 1999 | Media
by Steven St. John | January 7, 1999 – JOURNAL HERALD: Sumya Anani wouldn’t hurt a fly. On the surface, Anani seems to be typical 26-year-old woman who holds a disdain for violence and profound love and respect for all those around her. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jan 1, 1999 | Media
by Danny Campbell | January 1999 – 980 KMBZ’s KANSAS CITY SPORTS: In America boxing has always been considered a macho sport. But as we grow closer to the next millennium, it is rapidly becoming known as a “Female Fury.” In Kansas City two up and coming boxers of the female gender are rapidly taking over the sport. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jan 1, 1999 | Media
by Marty Rosengarten | January 1999 – KO MAGAZINE: Her hands heal. Her fists hurt. Her feat may have completely torn asunder the women’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 Lauderdale. Read the full article... read more
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... read more
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... read more
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... read more
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... read more
