Sumya Anani
Sumya Anani | |
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Born | Minnesota, U.S. | February 12, 1972
Nationality | American |
Other names | Island Girl |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
Reach | 65 in (170 cm)[1] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 29 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 10 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
Website | http://www.sumya.com |
Sumya Anani (born February 12, 1972) is a retired American professional female boxer nicknamed "The Island Girl." She was 5'6" and boxed as a junior welterweight.[2] She is best known for a 1996 bout which left her opponent severely injured and may have served as an inspiration for the film Million Dollar Baby.[3] Outside the ring, she is a yoga instructor and holistic healer.
Anani was born in Minnesota and raised in Kansas. She competed as a weightlifter in 1995 and 1996. She took up boxing for self-defense and started boxing professionally because she was "short on cash."[4] She began to box professionally in the summer of 1996.
She began by boxing against relatively unknown opponents. Her fourth professional bout was in St. Joseph, Missouri against Katie Dallam, a novice welterweight who had only gotten her pro boxing license the day before[2] — a pairing described as "an obvious mismatch." In four rounds she landed 119 blows to Dallam's head. Dallam collapsed in her dressing room afterward and required brain surgery. Anani was so upset she considered quitting boxing.[4]
She came to prominence in the boxing world on September 30, 1997, when she defeated former WIBF lightweight champion Stacy Prestage by a knockout. On March 28, 1998 she scored "the sport's biggest upset" with a unanimous six-round decision over veteran Andrea DeShong, considered "the standard bearer for the sport."[4] On December 18, 1998, she fought boxing star Christy Martin and won the match, handing Martin her first defeat since November 1989.[2]
In 2016, Anani was inducted into the Women's International Boxing Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The IWBHF was created and founded by Sue TL Fox.[5]
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Professional boxing record
[edit]29 fights | 25 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 10 | 0 |
By decision | 15 | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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29 | Loss | 25–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | May 27, 2006 | ![]() |
For IBA Female welterweight title |
28 | Loss | 25–2–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (10) | Mar 25, 2006 | ![]() |
Lost IBA Female welterweight title |
27 | Win | 25–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jan 22, 2005 | ![]() |
Retained IBA Female welterweight title |
26 | Win | 24–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Dec 4, 2004 | ![]() |
Retained IBA Female super lightweight title |
25 | Win | 23–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Apr 24, 2004 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 22–1–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 1 (8) | Apr 18, 2003 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 21–1–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10) | Nov 2, 2002 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBA Female welterweight title |
22 | Win | 20–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 21, 2002 | ![]() |
Won vacant Female IBA super lightweight title |
21 | Win | 19–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Feb 1, 2002 | ![]() |
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20 | Draw | 18–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 16, 2001 | ![]() |
For vacant Female IBA super lightweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Oct 20, 2001 | ![]() |
Won vacant Female IBF and Global Boxing Union Female welterweight titles |
18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | May 11, 2001 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBA Female lightweight title |
17 | Loss | 16–1 | ![]() |
SD | 6 | Sep 17, 2000 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Jun 25, 2000 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | Jun 11, 1999 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Mar 23, 1999 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Mar 12, 1999 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Dec 18, 1998 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | Sep 18, 1998 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Mar 28, 1998 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 31, 1998 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Nov 13, 1997 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (6) | Sep 30, 1997 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Apr 2, 1997 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4) | Mar 19, 1997 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4) | Dec 11, 1996 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Oct 16, 1996 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Aug 26, 1996 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | Aug 12, 1996 | ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sumya Anani Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Sumya Anani". WBAN - Women's Boxing Archive Network. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Dallam, Stephanie. "My sister's story". Katie Dallam website. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Sumya Anani". womenboxing.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "About the IWBHF". Wban.net. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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