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Sumya Anani
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Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, and Octavius James' One in a Million Inc. present another outstanding evening of professional boxing on Saturday, March 25th at Grand Victoria Casino in Rising Sun, Indiana.
"We're thrilled to be returning to Grand Victoria Casino," said Pesoli. "Our last event was headlined by an outstanding world title bout between David Diaz and Ramazan Palyani. Both fighters put on a great show and we had a tremendous turnout of fight fans."
Pesoli noted the fans and Grand Victoria have been very supportive and he's pleased to bring another high-quality event to Southeast Indiana. "We've got a great main event, a terrific undercard featuring three undefeated prospects and, once again, Showtime's Jimmy Lennon Jr. will emcee," said Pesoli.
Headlining the evening is a women's world championship bout between Sumya "The Island Girl" Anani of Overland Park, Kansas and Terry "The Road Warrior" Blair of Louisville, Kentucky who will battle in a ten round IBA Welterweight Title bout.
Anani's ten year pro career includes a decision over Christy Martin in 1998. Martin, at the time, was widely recognized as the best women's boxer in the world and had been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Since her win over Martin, "The Island Girl" has defeated former world champions and contenders Belinda Laracuente, Stephanie Jaramillo, Jane Couch, Fredia Gibbs and Lisa Holewyne.
Blair, truly living up to her moniker, "The Road Warrior", has fought all of her pro bouts in her four year career away from Louisville and has posted solid road wins over Shelby Walker, Andrea Nelson and Molly McConnell.
"Anani is widely recognized as one of the top woman boxers in the world and has been dodged by Lucia Rijker for a long time," stated Pesoli. "Blair is just a flat out tough woman and will fight anywhere against anyone. It should be a terriffic battle."
The undercard features three undefeated prospects. Middleweight Michael "The Midnight Stalker" Walker of Chicago, IL, Mike Gonzalez of Milwaukee, WI and middleweight Aaron Pryor Jr. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Pryor is trained by HBO analyst and trainer of numerous world champions Emanuel Steward. Pryor's father is legendary boxer, former world champion and Hall of Famer, Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor, Sr.
Additional information on this event will be announced shortly.
For tickets, call 312-226-5800 or Grand Victoria Casino at 1-800-GRAND-11.
For directions and information on Grand Victoria Casino, please visit their website at www.grandvictoria.com.
For information on 8 Count Productions and One in a Million Inc., please visit their websites at www.8countproductions.com and www.oneinamillionboxing.com .
For further information on Sumya Anani, please visit her website at www.sumya.com
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING RETURNS
TO GRAND VICTORIA CASINO IN RISING SUN, INDIANA
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
SUMYA ANANI TAKES ON TERRY BLAIR
FOR THE IBA WOMEN'S TITLE
HUGE UNDERCARD FEATURES UNDEFEATED PROSPECTS:
MIDDLEWEIGHT MICHAEL WALKER,
LIGHTWEIGHT MIKE GONZALEZ
AND MIDDLEWEIGHT AARON PRYOR, JR.
SPECIAL GUEST EMCEE, SHOWTIME'S JIMMY LENNON, JR.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW BY CALLING 312-226-5800
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Media Report (March 8, 2006)
