by admin | Feb 1, 2006 | Media
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... read more
by admin | Feb 1, 2006 | Media
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by admin | Jan 1, 2006 | Media
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... read more
by admin | Aug 2, 2005 | Media
August 2, 2005 – THE SWEET SCIENCE: Sumya Anani will be Teddy Atlas’ guest on ESPN’s Tuesday Night Fights on August 2. Anani stunned the female boxing world in 1998 with a decision win over an in-her-prime Christy Martin. HBO’s Harold Lederman described the result as “absolutely one of the most amazing fights I ever saw! Christy tried everything, but couldn’t stop Sumya.” Read the full article... read more
by admin | Aug 1, 2005 | Media
by Presser | August 1, 2005 – DOGHOUSE BOXING: Sumya ‘The Island Girl’ Anani will be Teddy Atlas’ guest on ESPN Tuesday Night Fights on August 2nd. Sumya Anani stunned the female boxing world in 1998 with a decision win over the then prime Christy Martin. Harold Lederman, of HBO, said “It was absolutely one of the most amazing fights I ever saw! Christy tried everything, but couldn’t stop Sumya.” Read the full article... read more
by admin | Aug 1, 2005 | Media
by Joe Santoliquito | August 2005 – WORLD BOXING, The Sweeter Science: Pound for Pound Update – There are no changes among the top six fighters. Laila Ali continues to hold the top spot, followed by Ann Wolfe, Sumya Anani, Mary Jo Sanders, Regina Halmich, and Elena Reid. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jul 28, 2005 | Media
by Michael Hirsley | July 28, 2005 – CHICAGO TRIBUNE: If Lucia Rijker and Christy Martin are vying for the title Million Dollar Lady, Sumya Anani is a leading candidate for Bargain Basement Baby. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jul 19, 2005 | Media
by Sumya Anani | July 19, 2005 – Las Vegas Boxing – LVBOXING.COM: Rijker is avoiding the legitimate person, ME, that she should be fighting. Martin is past her prime and is a much easier target. Niether one of them is the best. Niether one of them have any world titles. What they have is a NAME. Women’s boxing is being choked by the insanity of NAME recognition. It’s not based on merit or skill. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Jun 19, 2005 | Media
by Sue TL Fox | June 19, 2005 – WOMEN’S BOXING ARCHIVE NETWORK: Last night in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Jelena Mrdjenovich won a unanimous decision over Layla McCarter. McCarter broke her radial bone in the forearm in the fourth round, but continued all the last rounds. McCarter fought with one arm through those later rounds. McCarter was to fight Holly Holm as a challenger when Holm defends her IBA World Junior Welterweight belt next week in Albuquerque, New Mexico–but is now out of the fight. Read the full article... read more
by admin | May 20, 2005 | Media
by “Big Dog” Benny Henderson Jr. | May 20, 2005 – DOGHOUSEBOXING.COM: In a perfect world professional boxers would battle it out against opponents that are good for the sport and not just good for their record, not padding their entire career with ‘tomato cans’ just to ensure their empty dominance over less than formidable opposition. Also, boxing wouldn’t just be about money but more about the ‘sweet science’ and entertaining the fans. But this isn’t a perfect world, and no it isn’t about what is best for boxing but what is best for the fighter’s legacy and pocket book. Read the full article... read more
by admin | May 18, 2005 | Media
by Ron Kantowski | May 18, 2005 – LAS VEGAS SUN: As I sat waiting for Bob Arum to bring out the two-headed calf, an attractive woman, save for a slightly misshapen nose, strode up and asked who I and a media colleague were with. Read the full article... read more
by admin | Apr 24, 2005 | Boxing, Media
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by admin | Apr 23, 2005 | Boxing, Media
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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... read more
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... read more
