Sumya Anani
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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.[1] 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.[2] 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."[3] 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[1] — 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.[3]
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."[3] On December 18, 1998, she fought boxing star Christy Martin and won the match, handing Martin her first defeat since November 1989.[1]
In 2016, Anani was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[4] The IWBHF was created and founded by Sue TL Fox.[5]
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Loss | 25–3–1 | Template:Flagicon Terri Blair | TKO | 9 (10) | May 27, 2006 | Template:Flagicon Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For IBA Female welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 28 | Loss | 25–2–1 | Template:Flagicon Terri Blair | TKO | 10 (10) | Mar 25, 2006 | Template:Flagicon Grand Victoria Casino, Rising Sun, Indiana, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Lost IBA Female welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Template:Flagicon Belinda Laracuente | UD | 10 | Jan 22, 2005 | Template:Flagicon Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, Louisiana, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained IBA Female welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Template:Flagicon Stephanie Jaramillo | UD | 10 | Dec 4, 2004 | Template:Flagicon Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained IBA Female super lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Template:Flagicon Lisa Holewyne | UD | 6 | Apr 24, 2004 | Template:Flagicon Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Template:Flagicon Fredia Gibbs | RTD | 1 (8) | Apr 18, 2003 | Template:Flagicon Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Template:Flagicon Lisa Holewyne | KO | 5 (10) | Nov 2, 2002 | Template:Flagicon The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won vacant IBA Female welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Template:Flagicon Jane Couch | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 21, 2002 | Template:Flagicon Convention Center, Waco, Texas, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won vacant Female IBA super lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Template:Flagicon Britt Van Buskirk | UD | 8 | Feb 1, 2002 | Template:Flagicon Coca-Cola Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 20 | Template:DrawDraw | 18–1–1 | Template:Flagicon Fredia Gibbs | PTS | 10 | Nov 16, 2001 | Template:Flagicon Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For vacant Female IBA super lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Template:Flagicon Britt Van Buskirk | UD | 10 | Oct 20, 2001 | Template:Flagicon Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort, Canyonville, Oregon, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won vacant Female IBF and Global Boxing Union Female welterweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Mueller | UD | 10 | May 11, 2001 | Template:Flagicon Convention Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won vacant IBA Female lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Template:Flagicon Britt Van Buskirk | SD | 6 | Sep 17, 2000 | Template:Flagicon Harrah's Casino, Saint Louis, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Template:Flagicon Vicki Woods | UD | 8 | Jun 25, 2000 | Template:Flagicon Majestic Star Casino, Gary, Indiana, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Template:Flagicon Dora Webber | UD | 10 | Jun 11, 1999 | Template:Flagicon Bossier City, Louisiana, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Template:Flagicon Dora Webber | UD | 8 | Mar 23, 1999 | Template:Flagicon KC Market Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Template:Flagicon Denise Moraetes | UD | 8 | Mar 12, 1999 | Template:Flagicon Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Template:Flagicon Christy Martin | MD | 10 | Dec 18, 1998 | Template:Flagicon Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Template:Flagicon Alicia Sparks | TKO | 1 (6) | Sep 18, 1998 | Template:Flagicon Flamingo Casino, Kansas City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Template:Flagicon Andrea DeShong | UD | 6 | Mar 28, 1998 | Template:Flagicon KC Market Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Template:Flagicon Loretta James | TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 31, 1998 | Template:Flagicon Convention Center, Des Moines, Iowa, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Template:Flagicon Charlotte Esparza | KO | 1 (4) | Nov 13, 1997 | Template:Flagicon Ramada Inn, Jefferson City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Template:Flagicon Stacey Prestage | KO | 4 (6) | Sep 30, 1997 | Template:Flagicon KC Market Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Template:Flagicon Ashley Needham | UD | 4 | Apr 2, 1997 | Template:Flagicon Station Casino, Kansas City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Template:Flagicon Shelley Walden | TKO | 4 (4) | Mar 19, 1997 | Template:Flagicon Omaha, Nebraska, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Template:Flagicon Katherine Dallam | TKO | 4 (4) | Dec 11, 1996 | Template:Flagicon O'Fireman's Local 77, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Template:Flagicon Valerie Almack | TKO | 2 (4) | Oct 16, 1996 | Template:Flagicon Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Template:Flagicon Jessica Breitfelder | UD | 4 | Aug 26, 1996 | Template:Flagicon Midnight Rodeo, Springfield, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Template:Flagicon Jessica Breitfelder | UD | 4 | Aug 12, 1996 | Template:Flagicon Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri, USAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |