Sumya Anani (born February 12, 1972) is a retired American professional female boxer nicknamed "The Island Girl."
[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.
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."
[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.
[2] In 2016, Anani was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.