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  Germany's youngest pro looks back on her first year as a pro
By Torben L.
December 21, 2005
     
     
     
   
   
   

 

   
   
   
   
   

 

   
   
   
   
   

 

   
   
   
DEC 21) When Susianna Kentikian woke up on January 1, 2005,  she could add professional boxer to her business card. She signed a contract with Spotlight Boxing at the tender young age of 17. This has changed her life and that of her family. To read more on her,

I recently had the opportunity to talk to Susi, as she likes to be called, about her first year in professional boxing, and what an exciting year it has been for her. She had her first fight on January 14, 2005, and has fought practically every month since then---apart from the summer break.  

The result is an impressive 9-0-0 (7 KO) record as the year comes to the close. Susi fights in the flyweight division, and has proved that even at 107 lbs she has a lot of punching power. When you add up the rounds she has fought in her first 9 bouts it comes to only 25.

However she is aware, that the fighters she will be facing as her career progresses, will be tougher, and the fights longer.

Three of her fights took place in her home town of Hamburg, while the other six has given her the opportunity to visit other parts of Germany. Her latest fight took her out of the country, to the winter sport resort of Sölden in Austria, which gave her the opportunity to enjoy the clean, crisp air and the beautiful mountain scenery, before her fight. This was a revisit to Austria for Susi, as she spent most of her summer vacation there in a Spotlight/Universum training camp. She went there with a team of Universum boxers, to increase her boxing skills and to keep top fit. It was a welcome break for her, to spend the summer away from the stuffy city, even though it was far from a relaxing vacation. She admitted that it was very hard working in the thin mountain air. The days started with a strenuous 3 hour mountain walk and continued with boxing training in the afternoons.

Susi’s daily routines consists mainly of school and boxing training. She knows the importance of a good education. Despite her young age, she is aware, that boxing is no lifetime job, and knows the importance of acquiring other skills, which will enable her to earn a living after the gloves are hung up. Her boxing career necessitates a large amount of absence from school, and this does add extra stress at times, as she is eager to well academically. Her final exams are coming up in May 2006, and she is doing her utmost to achieve a good leaving certificate.

She also knows perfectly well, that boxing is no longer a hobby for her, but her livelihood and future career. Her determination to make it in the ring, became clear to me, when I talked to her a few days after last Tuesday’s fight in Sölden. During the conversation, I asked her if she was going to take some days off from the gym after winning the six round bout. She told me that she spent most of the day after the fight traveling; arriving back in Hamburg late Wednesday evening. She was back in school Thursday morning and in the gym Thursday afternoon, preparing for her next fight in January. There will be no time for a X-mas break business as usual in the gym. 

I am sure, that an encounter with Kentikian in the Ring can be a very unpleasant experience, but outside she is an extremely pleasant and down to earth person. No wonder, that this combination has already attracted a number of devoted fans.   Susi’s appreciation of their support was shown last month, when she invited her fan club to spend a Saturday afternoon with her at the Universum Gym in Hamburg. There she explained about training techniques and answered questions from the fans. The event was a huge success, and plans have already been made to repeat the event next year.

Professional women’s boxing has become very popular in Germany, mainly thanks to Regina Halmich.  The last couple of years has seen a number of new German based boxers stepping out of the shadows. Boxers like Alesia Graf, Ina Menzer, Natascha Ragosina, Julia Sahin just to name a few, are waiting in the wings to take over the role of the German boxing queen, after Regina Halmich's announced retirement in 2006. Susi Kentikian is a huge talent, but still a new kid on the block. She has yet to attract the attention of the German media, but I will not be surprised, if we see her in the role of further boxing princess competing for the queendom in 2006.

Susi's  next fight is scheduled for January 14,  2006, so she will complete her first 10 fights within 12 months. 

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