Susi Kentikian | |
|---|---|
 Kentikian in 2018 | |
| Born | Susianna Levonovna Kentikian[1] 11 September 1987 |
| Nationality | |
| Other names | Killer Queen[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
Susianna Levonovna Kentikian (Armenian: Սյուզի Կենտիկյան; born Syuzanna Kentikyan on 11 September 1987[citation needed]) is an Armenian-German former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016.[3] She was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, but left the country with her family at the age of five because of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Kentikian has lived in Hamburg since 1996 and began boxing at the age of twelve.
Kentikian is a two-time flyweight world champion, having held the unified World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) female titles between 2007 and 2012, and the WBA female title again from 2013 to 2017. Additionally, she held the Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) title twice between 2007 and 2017. During the 2009 WBA convention in Colombia she was named the first ever female Super champion. It was announced that this belt would be called "Susi Kentikian belt" for all other future Super champions.[4]
Until 2012, Kentikian remained undefeated as a professional, winning 16 of her first 30 fights by knockout or stoppage. The German television station ZDF has broadcast her fights since July 2009. She had previously headlined fight cards for the television station ProSieben from 2007 to 2009. Kentikian has gained minor celebrity status in Germany and she hopes to reach a popularity similar to that of the retired German female boxing star Regina Halmich.
- ^ Endlich passt die Hymne. Hamburger Abendblatt. 26 August 2008. Accessed 26 August 2008. (in German)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Durchgeboxtwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Boxing record for Susi Kentikian from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Salandy honoured at WBA 88th Convention".