Kentikian Defends Against Martin

WBA woman’s flyweight world champion Susi Kentikian (17-0, 13) will defend her title against Shawnee Martin (8-4, 4 KOs) on September 7th, in a 10-round bout in Dusseldorf, Germany. Kentikian, only 19, is making her third world title boxing defense since capturing the crown in February 2007, in a win over Carolina Alvarez. In her 2nd title defense, Kentikian destroyed Maria Jose Nunez Anchorena in three brutal rounds, a bout in which Kentikian controlled the action from start to finish.

However, in Kentikian’s most recent bout, a 10-round split decision victory over Nadia Hockmi in May 2007, she was pushed to the very edge of her endurance and had to struggle hard to pull out the win in the last two rounds of the fight. Kentitkian, originally from Armenia and now living in Hamburg, Germany, stands only 5′0″ and often is at a considerable disadvantage against her taller opponents. However, she more than makes up for it in aggressiveness by attacking her opponents fiercely and keeping the fight on the inside where she uses her fast hands to pile up points.