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ProSieben (Sieben is German for seven) is a commercial television station in Germany distributed to a large extent via cable and satellite along with DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial) in larger population centres. It began operations on January 1, 1989. Since 2003 the station, as part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media, is owned by a group of investors led by Haim Saban. ProSieben is Germany's second largest privately owned television company. Although some of ProSieben's programming is self-produced, it also airs many North American imports. On May 3, 2012, ProSieben launched a sister payTV channel called ProSieben Fun.

There are three different programmes, ProSieben Deutschland (for Germany), ProSieben Austria (for Austria) and ProSieben Schweiz (for Switzerland). Mostly, the main difference is that they have different adverts and news for every country.

Their motto is "We love to entertain you." Media stars, some German and many American (e.g. Tom Cruise, for the channel's broadcast of Minority Report and cast members of such shows as Lost, Desperate Housewives, or The O.C.) say the motto as part of the station's campaign, these promos being shown as lead-ins to programs.

The "ProSieben Star Force" lead-ins show the German stars of ProSieben as they are involved in tongue-in-cheek funny moments as the station's "Entertainment Agents", with Stefan Raab (TV total), Christoph Maria Herbst (Stromberg), and Michael "Bully" Herbig (Bullyparade) in a more recent promo as an agent.

ProSieben broadcasts from the Astra 1L and 3A satellites and is uplinked by SES Platform Services.

Programmes[link]

Current Foreign Series[link]

• 90210
• Charmed (Charmed – Zauberhafte Hexen)
• Chuck
• Cougar Town
• Desperate Housewives
• Eureka (EUReKA – Die geheime Stadt)
• Falling Skies
• Family Guy
• Fringe (Fringe – Grenzfälle des FBI)
• Futurama
• Ghost Whisperer (Ghost Whisperer - Stimmen aus dem Jenseits)
• Gossip Girl
• Greek
• Grey's Anatomy (Grey's Anatomy – Die jungen Ärzte)
• Hawthorne
• How I Met Your Mother
• Human Target
• Legend of the Seeker (Legend of the Seeker - Das Schwert der Wahrheit)
• Malcolm in the Middle (Malcolm mittendrin)
• New Girl
• Primeval (Primeval – Rückkehr der Urzeitmonster)
• Private Practice
• Scrubs (Scrubs – Die Anfänger)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Supernatural
• Terra Nova
• The 4400
• The Big Bang Theory
• The Good Wife
• The L Word (The L Word – Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben)
• The Simpsons (Die Simpsons)
• The Vampire Diaries
• Two and a Half Men (1st season first named Mein cooler Onkel Charlie)

Current German Programmes[link]

• Bully & Rick (reruns)
• CineTipp
• comedystreet (reruns)
• Crazy Competition
• Galileo
• Galileo Mystery
• Germany's Next Topmodel
• Kalkofes Mattscheibe
• Newstime
• Night-Loft
• Noch Besserwissen (reruns)
• Popstars
• ProSieben Night-Loft
• Quatsch Comedy Club
• red! Stars, Lifestyle & More
• Schlag den Raab
• Schlag den Star
• Stromberg
• superspots – Die besten Clips im Umlauf (reruns)
• Switch (reruns)
• Switch reloaded
• taff
• talk talk talk
• TV Total
• We are Family! So lebt Deutschland

Former Foreign Series[link]

• 24
• Alias (Alias – Die Agentin)
• Aliens in America
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy – Im Bann der Dämonen)
• Brothers & Sisters
• Cold Case (Cold Case – Kein Opfer ist je vergessen)
• Doctor Who
• ER (Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme)
• Everybody Hates Chris (Alle hassen Chris)
• Grounded for Life (Keine Gnade für Dad)
• Joey
• Kyle XY
• Lipstick Jungle
• Lost
• My Wife and Kids (What's Up, Dad?)
• Nip/Tuck
• One Tree Hill
• Pushing Daisies
• Queer as Folk
• Surface
• The O.C. (O.C., California)
• The X-Files (Akte X – Die unheimlichen Fälle des FBI)
• V (V – Die Besucher)
• Weeds (Weeds – Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn)

Former German Programmes[link]

• 18 – Allein unter Mädchen
• Alles außer Sex
• Arabella
• Avenzio – Schöner leben!
• Axel! will's wissen!
• Bravo TV
• Bullyparade
• Das Geständnis – Heute sage ich alles
• Der kleine Mann
• Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
• Focus TV
• Lebe deinen Traum!
• ProSieben Funny Movie
• ProSieben Reportage
• ProSieben Spätnachrichten
• Prosieben Spezial – Wissen Weltweit
• SAM
• The Next Uri Geller
• U20 – Deutschland, deine Teenies

Audience share[link]

2008: 6.8%, from 14 to 49 years: 12.2%

See also[link]

• ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
• ProSiebenSat.1 Welt
• HD+

External links[link]

• Official Site (German)
• Official Video Portal (German)
• HD+ site

Susianna Kentikian
Kentikian in Hamburg, February 2008
Statistics
Real name	Susianna Levonovna Kentikian[1]
Nickname(s)	Killer Queen[2]
Rated at	Flyweight
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Nationality	Armenian German
Born	(1987-09-11) September 11, 1987 (age 24) Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	31
Wins	29
Wins by KO	16
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	1

Susianna "Susi" Levonovna Kentikian (Սյուզի Կենտիկյան, born Syuzanna Levonovna Kentikyan on September 11, 1987)^[3] is an Armenian professional boxer now residing in Germany. She was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, but she left the country with her family at the age of five because of the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Kentikian has lived in Hamburg since 1996 and began boxing when she was twelve years old. Following a successful amateur career, she turned professional in 2005 when she signed with the Hamburg boxing promoter Spotlight Boxing. Kentikian won her first world championship fight in February 2007, and she is a former World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) World Flyweight Champion, and is considered Top Female fighter pound for pound.

Kentikian was undefeated, having won 16 of her first 30 professional fights by knockout. The German television station ZDF broadcasts 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.

Early life[link]

Susianna Kentikian was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, the daughter of veterinary doctor Levon Kentikian and his wife Makruhi.^[4] At the age of five, she left Armenia with her parents and her nine-year-old brother, Mikael, because her father was called up to serve in the military during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.^[5] In 1992, the family first moved to Berlin, Germany and stayed at asylum seekers' homes. However, due to the violence at these facilities and their poor knowledge of the German language, they left Berlin and moved to Moldova and later to Russia, where Kentikian went to school for a short period of time.^[6] The family returned to Germany in 1996 and relocated in Hamburg, again living in government facilities for asylum seekers.^[2] Kentikian's residence status remained uncertain for almost a decade. Several times, she and her family were taken to the airport for deportation, but the intervention of local friends such as her amateur trainer, Frank Rieth, who called lawyers, the media and local politicians, prevented their final expulsion.^[7] Her family received a permanent residence permit in 2005 when she signed a three-year professional boxing contract that established a stable income.^[8]

At the age of 16, Kentikian began working as a cleaner in a local fitness center to help her family financially.^[6] She graduated from high school (Realschule) in the summer of 2006^[9] and she eventually became a German citizen in June 2008.^[10] She has applied for dispensation to be allowed to retain her Armenian citizenship.^[1] Kentikian now lives with her family in an apartment near her Hamburg boxing gym.^[2]

Amateur career[link]

Kentikian discovered her enthusiasm for boxing when she was twelve years old after accompanying her brother to his boxing training.^[2] She started with regular training herself and stated that boxing had allowed her to forget the difficulties of her life for a short time: "I could let everything out, my whole energy. If you have so many problems like our family, you need something like that."^[5]

Kentikian won the Hamburg Championships for juniors from 2001 to 2004. She also won the Northern German Championships for juniors in 2003 and 2004, and in October 2004, she had her biggest amateur success by winning the International German Women's Amateur Championships in the featherweight division for juniors. Kentikian found it increasingly difficult to find opponents in the amateur ranks, as few boxers wanted to face her in the ring, and her status as an asylum seeker did not allow her to box outside Hamburg.^[11] Kentikian's final amateur record stood at 24 wins and one loss. She later blamed overeagerness for her single loss, having fought despite health problems at the time.^[12] Her aggressive style and fast combinations, and her ambition to always attack until she knocked out the opponent earned her the nickname "Killer Queen"; she has often used the identically-named song by the English rock band Queen as her entrance music.^[2]

Professional career[link]

Kentikian was discovered as a professional boxer at an exhibition fight during qualifications for the World Amateur Boxing Championships. At the beginning of 2005, she signed a three-year contract with the Hamburg boxing promoter Spotlight Boxing, a joint venture of Universum Box-Promotion, focusing on young athletes.^[8] Since then, she has been coached by Universum trainer Magomed Schaburow.^[4] Kentikian started her professional career on January 15, 2005, with a win by unanimous decision over Iliana Boneva of Bulgaria on the undercard of German female boxing star Regina Halmich. Over the next 14 months, Kentikian won nine of her eleven fights by knockout. Her unusually high knockout percentage, rarely seen in lower female weight classes, began to draw attention.^[7] On July 25, 2006, she won her first belt, the International German flyweight title, against Daniela Graf by unanimous decision. In her first international title fight on September 9, 2006, Kentikian beat Maribel Zurita from the United States with a fourth round technical knockout for the WIBF InterContinental Flyweight title; the fight was stopped when Zurita was cut over the left eyebrow.^[7]

2007[link]

In her 15th professional bout, Kentikian fought for her first world championship in Cologne, Germany, on February 16, 2007; it was also her first time headlining a fight card.^[7] She won by a ninth round technical knockout against Carolina Alvarez of Venezuela, thereby winning the vacant WBA Flyweight title. Alvarez took unanswered punches in most of the rounds and was bleeding heavily from her nose and the referee eventually stopped the fight in round nine in concern for Alvarez's health.^[13] Six weeks later, on March 30, 2007, Kentikian made her first title defense. Before a crowd of 19,500 in the Kölnarena, she fought on the undercard of the popular exhibition bout between German comedian Stefan Raab and WIBF World Champion Regina Halmich. Kentikian beat María José Núñez from Uruguay with a third round technical knockout. Núñez was knocked down in round two and Kentikian finished the fight one round later with a right cross followed up by combinations that left Núñez defenseless on the ropes, causing the referee to step in.^[14]

Kentikian (right) in her rematch with Nadia Hokmi, December 2007

Kentikian next faced Nadia Hokmi of France in her second title defense on May 25, 2007. Hokmi, using her height and reach advantage, proved to be the first test of Kentikian's professional career and both boxers fought a competitive bout. While Hokmi started out slower, she managed to win several of the later rounds by landing repeated combinations. Kentikian won through a split decision for the first time in her career.^[15] The fight was voted among the five "Top Fights of the Year" by WomenBoxing.com.^[16] On September 7, 2007, Kentikian defended her title against Shanee Martin from the United Kingdom, winning by a third round technical knockout. Kentikian controlled her opponent from the opening bell and the referee stopped the fight after Martin was knocked down from a straight right hand in round three.^[17]

Following the retirement of long-standing WIBF belt holder Regina Halmich, Kentikian unified the WBA and vacant WIBF Flyweight titles in her hometown of Hamburg on December 7, 2007. She met Nadia Hokmi in a rematch of their contest six months earlier. The French boxer again proved to be a tough opponent and the fight developed very similarly to their first encounter. Once more, Kentikian had the better start, but Hokmi scored during the second half of the fight, again making it a close bout. This time however, Kentikian was ahead on all three of the judges' scorecards, winning by unanimous decision.^[18]

2008[link]

Kentikian successfully defended her titles against Sarah Goodson of the Philippines by a third round technical knockout on February 29, 2008. Goodson, who had fought almost exclusively in lower weight classes before, was overpowered by Kentikian and the referee ended the fight after a series of body punches in round three.^[19] In her next title defense on May 10, 2008, Kentikian beat Mary Ortega from the United States with a first round technical knockout. Ortega, who had previously fought against well-known opponents such as Elena Reid and Hollie Dunaway, was knocked down twice by straight right hands during the first 90 seconds of the fight. When Kentikian had Ortega pinned against the ropes again, the referee stepped in shortly before the end of round one. The quick stoppage came as a surprise to many, including television commentator Regina Halmich, who had expected a hard-fought bout.^[20]

In her next title defense on August 29, 2008, Kentikian met Hager Finer of Israel, Halmich's last opponent before retiring. Following a close opening round, the boxing match turned into a brawl and Finer scored during the first half of the fight. From round five onwards, Kentikian managed to take over the bout by landing the cleaner punches and she won by unanimous decision.^[21] On December 5, 2008, Kentikian faced Anastasia Toktaulova of Russia, the reigning GBU Flyweight Champion, although the GBU title was not on the line. During the uncharacteristic tactical fight, Kentikian managed to control her opponent from the middle of the ring in most of the rounds. The three judges all scored the bout in favor of Kentikian.^[22] In December 2008, she was named Germany's female boxer of the year for the first time.^[23]

2009[link]

Kentikian retained her WIBF and WBA belts with a unanimous decision win over Elena Reid from the United States on March 20, 2009. Reid, who was well known in Germany after two controversial bouts with Halmich in 2004 and 2005, remained largely passive from the opening bell and Kentikian controlled her through the majority of the fight. Reid did not win a single round on the official scorecards.^[24] On July 4, 2009, Kentikian fought the Interim WBA Super Flyweight Champion Carolina Gutierrez Gaite of Argentina. Kentikian used her speed and combinations to dominate her opponent through the ten rounds, winning every round on the judges' scores.^[25] Kentikian ended 2009 by fighting the undefeated Turkish-German Julia Sahin (20–0) on 10 October for the vacant WBO Female Flyweight title. Kentikian overwhelmed Sahin with her higher work rate early on. Sahin spent most of the fight covering up from Kentikian's many flurries. Kentikian gave Sahin a ten-round beating and won a unanimous decision to become the new WBO Female Flyweight Champion.^[26]

2010[link]

Kentikian, now the WIBF, WBA and WBO Female Flyweight Champion, made the first defense of all her titles against Nadia Raoui on 24 April 2010. The bout was very close, with Kentikian landing more cleaner and harder shots, yet Raoui finding much success as well. After ten close rounds, Kentikian won via split decision.

On 17 July, Susi Kentikian defended all of her titles once again against Mexico's Arely Mucino. In a disappointing turn of events, the bout was stopped in the third round after an accidental clash of heads left Kentikian with an injury, leaving her unable to continue. The fight was declared a no contest. Up until the stoppage, Kentikian was giving Mucino problems with her fast combinations, in and out attacks and power shots.^[27]

2011[link]

Kentikian retained her WIBF Flyweight title against Ana Arrazola on 26 March 2011. It was an action packed ten round fight, with Susi winning almost every round on her way to a unanimous decision victory. Arrazola was deducted a point in round six for a low blow.^[28] Kentikian finished the year by scoring another unanimous decision win, this time against Thai Teeraporn Pannimit, to retain her WIBF, WBA and WBO Female Flyweight titles. Kentikian won every round on every scorecard (100-90, 100-90, 100-90).^[29]

2012[link]

Kentikian attempted to defend her WIBF, WBA and WBO Female Flyweight titles next on 16 May 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany against Melissa McMorrow.^[30] Kentikian lost via controversial majority decision with scores of 95-95, 94-96 and 94-96. McMorrow had won the early rounds, but Kentikian dominated the remainder of the fight.^[31]

In the media[link]

At the beginning of her professional career, Kentikian was primarily featured in the local media in Hamburg and occasionally in national German newspapers; in particular, her difficult childhood and her long-time uncertain asylum status sparked interest in the press and led to comparisons with the boxing film Million Dollar Baby.^[2] Her height of 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) also drew attention, and she was dubbed "Germany's smallest professional boxer".^[32] Early on, Kentikian was considered one of the big talents in German boxing^[5] and the media mentioned her as the potential successor of record world champion Regina Halmich, a goal she had also set out for herself.^[6]

In 2007, Kentikian was introduced to a much larger audience due to cooperation between German television station ProSieben and her promoter Spotlight Boxing.^[9] In addition to live broadcasts of her fights during so-called "ProSieben Fight Nights,"^[33] she appeared several times on the popular television show TV total. She also took part in a four-round sparring session with the show's host, Stefan Raab,^[34] and participated in the competitive entertainment event World Wok Championships, where she teamed with Sven Hannawald, Christina Surer and Markus Beyer to win the four-person competition.^[35] Her first world title defense, fighting María José Núñez on the undercard of the popular Raab vs. Halmich exhibition bout, was seen by 4.69 million television viewers—her most watched fight to date.^[36] A camera crew visited her for one year prior to her first world championship fight against Carolina Alvarez; the documentary aired in June 2007 on the German public broadcaster Das Erste. A shortened version with commentary in English was aired by the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in October 2007.^[37]

Other activities[link]

On 24 November 2010 it was announced Susi Kentikian is the patron of an organization called Lebensbaum für Armenien (Tree of Life for Armenia), whose aim is to plant 300,000 trees in Armenia and to create jobs in Kentikian´s homeland.

Boxing championships and honors[link]

Amateur titles

• Hamburg Champion for juniors – 2001 to 2004^[38]
• Northern German Champion for juniors – 2003 and 2004^[38]
• International German Amateur Featherweight Champion for juniors – 2004^[38]

Professional titles

• International German Flyweight Title – won July 25, 2006 (later vacated)^[38]
• WIBF InterContinental Flyweight Title – won September 9, 2006 (later vacated)^[38]
• WBA World Flyweight Champion – won February 16, 2007^[38]
• WIBF World Flyweight Champion – won December 7, 2007^[38]
• WBO World Flyweight Champion – won October 10, 2009^[38]

Awards

• Hamburg's sportswoman of the year – 2007^[39]
• WBA Best Female Boxer – 2007/2008^[40]
• Germany's female boxer of the year – 2008^[23]

Professional boxing record[link]

29 Wins (16 knockouts, 13 decisions), 1 Loss, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest[41]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	29–1 1 NC	Melissa McMorrow	MD	10	16/05/2012	Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Brandenburg, Germany	Lost WIBF, WBA & WBO Female Flyweight titles.
Win	29–0 1 NC	Teeraporn Pannimit	UD	10	21/10/2011	Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Brandenburg, Germany	Retained WIBF, WBA & WBO Female Flyweight titles.
Win	28–0 1 NC	Ana Arrazola	UD	10	26/03/2011	Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WIBF Flyweight title.
NC	27–0 1 NC	Arely Mucino	NC	3 (10)	17/07/2010	Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	Retained WIBF, WBA & WBO Female Flyweight titles. Unintentional headbutt injury ended the fight.
Win	27–0	Nadia Raoui	SD	10	24/04/2010	Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WIBF, WBA & WBO Female Flyweight titles.
Win	26–0	Julia Sahin	UD	10	10/10/2009	Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	Retained WIBF & WBA Female Flyweight titles. Won vacant WBO Female Flyweight title.
Win	25–0	Carolina Marcela Gutierrez Gaite	UD	10	04/07/2009	Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WIBF & WBA Female Flyweight titles.
Win	24–0	Elena Reid	UD	10	20/03/2009	Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WIBF & WBA Female Flyweight titles.
Win	23–0	Anastasia Toktaulova	UD	10	05/12/2008	Sporthalle Brandberge, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Retained WIBF & WBA Female Flyweight titles.
Win	22–0	Hagar Shmoulefeld Finer	UD	10	29/08/2008	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Retained WIBF & WBA Female Flyweight titles.
Win	21–0	Mary Ortega	TKO	1 (10)	10/05/2008	Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Retained WIBF & WBA Female Flyweight titles.
Win	20–0	Sarah Goodson	TKO	3 (10)	29/02/2008	Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WIBF & WBA Female Flyweight titles.
Win	19–0	Nadia Hokmi	UD	10	07/12/2007	Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WBA Female Flyweight title. Won vacant WIBF Female Flyweight title.
Win	18–0	Shanee Martin	TKO	3 (10)	07/09/2007	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Retained WBA Female Flyweight title.
Win	17–0	Nadia Hokmi	SD	10	25/05/2007	Fight Night Arena, Cologne, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Retained WBA Female Flyweight title.
Win	16–0	Maria Jose Nunez	TKO	3 (10)	30/03/2007	Kolnarena, Cologne, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Retained WBA Female Flyweight title.
Win	15–0	Carolina Alvarez	TKO	9 (10)	16/02/2007	Fight Night Arena, Cologne, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Won vacant WBA Female Flyweight title.
Win	14–0	Maja Frenzel	TKO	4 (10)	21/11/2006	Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WIBF Inter-Continental Flyweight title.
Win	13–0	Maribel Zurita	TKO	4 (10)	09/09/2006	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Won WIBF Inter-Continental Flyweight title.
Win	12–0	Daniela Graf	UD	10	25/07/2006	Sportschule Sachsenwald, Eimsbuettel, Hamburg, Germany	Won vacant International German Female Flyweight title.
Win	11–0	Evgeniya Zablotskaya	TKO	2 (6)	15/04/2006	Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	10–0	Emilina Metodieva	TKO	2 (6)	14/01/2006	Ballhaus Arena, Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	9–0	Maria Krivoshapkina	UD	6	13/12/2005	Freizeit Arena, Soelden, Austria
Win	8–0	Svetla Taskova	TKO	2 (6)	29/10/2005	TURM Erlebnis City, Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany
Win	7–0	Renata Vesecka	TKO	4 (6)	17/09/2005	Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	6–0	Simona Pencakova	TKO	2 (4)	02/07/2005	Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Win	5–0	Albena Atseva	TKO	2 (6)	04/06/2005	Ballhaus Arena, Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	4–0	Juliia Vlasenko	TKO	3 (4)	07/05/2005	Volkswagenhalle, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany
Win	3–0	Lucie Sovijusova	TKO	1 (4)	09/03/2005	Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	2–0	Debbie Lohmaier	KO	1 (4)	26/02/2005	Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Win	1–0	Iliana Boneva	UD	4	15/01/2005	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Susianna Kentikian

• See her in The HyeFighter Show
• Kentikian.de, official homepage (German)
• Susianna Kentikian, information on her promoter's website
• Professional boxing record for Susianna Kentikian from BoxRec
• Susianna Kentikian Biography at WomenBoxing.com
• Lebensbaum für Armenien

Elena A. Reid (born November 1, 1981) is an American boxer and mixed martial artist. She is a former WIBA and IFBA Flyweight Champion and fights under the nickname Baby Doll.

Early life[link]

Reid was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1981. Although she had no amateur boxing background, Reid got her start with combat sports, such as karate and kickboxing, and won an Arizona State Kickboxing Title at age 17. Reid was also on an all-boys youth soccer team when she was a young girl.^[1]

Boxing career[link]

Making her professional boxing debut on April 18, 2000, in Phoenix, Elena "Baby Doll" Reid defeated Jo Ellen Caldwell by a four-round decision. Her first career win was followed shortly thereafter by her first career defeat, when she was beaten by Layla McCarter in a four-round unanimous decision. McCarter, who had improved her own record to 3 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw with her victory, went on to become the youngest boxer ever to win an IFBA World Title on October 7, 2000. Reid got her first career knockout win on August 26, 2000, by defeating Jessica Elgin Combs in the first round of their fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On September 11, 2004 at DM Arena in Karlsruhe, Germany, Elena Reid fought her first title fight when she took on local favorite and German media darling Regina Halmich, for Halmich's WIBF Flyweight Title. Over 10 hard-fought rounds, Halmich remained the title holder, escaping with a controversial draw. Judge Oliver Evers of Germany scored the bout as 98-94 for Halmich, Judge Leszek Jankowiak of Poland assessing it as a 97-97 draw, while Judge Roger Tillerman of Belgium had it 97-93 for Reid.^[2] The disappointing outcome left Reid with a 14-1-5 (4 KO) record, while moving Halmich to 45-1-1 (15 KOs).

After four more fights, Elena Reid received a rematch against Regina Halmich. On December 3, 2005 the two were engaged in yet another closely contested bout, once again in Germany, and for the WIBF Flyweight Title. This time, the judges had the 10-round fight scored: 96-94, 96-94, 97-93, all for Regina Halmich.

On August 31, 2006 Reid won the vacant WIBA Flyweight title by defeating Mary "The Heat" Ortega in a ten-round unanimous decision at Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino & Resort, in Stateline, NV.^[3] Reid improved her record to (18-3-5), while Ortega fell to (28-3-1).^[4]

As of 2007, Elena Reid was trained by Chris Ben and lives and trains in Las Vegas, Nevada. When not training, she was a student at UNLV majoring in marketing.^[5]

On July 2, 2007, Reid won the IFBA World Flyweight Championship by defeating Shin Hi Choi.

Reid faced France's Nadya Hokmi on June 5, 2010 for the vacant WBF Women's Super Flyweight Championship. Reid lost the fight by Unanimous Decision. Scores were 100-90, 99-91 and 99-91.^[6] Reid wore a knee brace during the fight due to injuries suffered prior to an April 2010 mixed martial arts bout.^[7]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

On December 28, 2007, Reid made her professional MMA debut against Tammie Schneider and won the fight by TKO in the second round.^[8]

She faced Stephanie Palmer at SuperFights MMA - Night of Combat on October 11, 2008.^[9] She won the fight by TKO in the first round.^[10]

She faced Michelle Waterson at Apache Gold: Extreme Beatdown on April 11, 2009.^[11] Reid won the fight by TKO in the second round.^[12]

On October 24, 2009, Reid faced Masako Yoshida for the Sovereign Nations MMA Women's Flyweight Championship at EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 5 in New Town, North Dakota. She defeated Yoshida by TKO when the referee stopped the fight in the third round after a series of unanswered punches.^[13]

Reid was set to defend her SNMMA title for the first time at Playboy Fight Night 4 on April 17, 2010 against Alyx Luck.^[14] The fight was canceled after Luck falsified pre-fight bloodwork and was subsequently suspended.^[15] Reid faced Catia Vitoria instead^[16] and was defeated by TKO in the third round, losing the SNMMA title in the process.^[17]

On June 14, 2010, Reid confirmed that she had suffered a torn MCL and ruptured ACL in her left knee prior to the fight with Vitoria. As a result, Reid was forced to withdraw from the Bellator 115-pound women's tournament.^[7]

Retirement from combat sports[link]

In an interview on April 15, 2011, Reid confirmed that she had chosen not to have surgery on her injured knee and would be retiring from MMA and boxing. She would like to have one final boxing match after her October 2011 wedding.^[18]

Personal life[link]

Reid is set to marry fellow MMA fighter Ray Steinbeiss on October 29, 2011.^[18]

Outside of fighting, Reid is actively involved with the Community Future Generation Project (FGP), a non-profit organization in Phoenix, Arizona, and also teaches fitness classes for children in the area.^[18]

Reid is of Filipino descent.^[19][20]

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	4-1	Catia Vitoria	TKO (punches)	Playboy Fight Night 4	02010-04-17April 17, 2010	3	3:59	New Town, North Dakota, United States	Lost Sovereign Nations MMA Women's Flyweight Championship[17]
Win	4-0	Masako Yoshida	TKO (punches)	EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 5	02009-10-24October 24, 2009	3	2:35	New Town, North Dakota, United States	Won Sovereign Nations MMA Women's Flyweight Championship[13]
Win	3-0	Michelle Waterson	TKO (punches)	Apache Gold: Extreme Beatdown	02009-04-18April 18, 2009	2	1:50	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win	2-0	Stephanie Palmer	TKO (liver punch)	SuperFights MMA - Night of Combat 2	02008-10-11October 11, 2008	1	0:53	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	1-0	Tammie Schneider	TKO (punches)	IFO - Fireworks in the Cage IV	02007-12-28December 28, 2007	2	2:05	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Championships[link]

• Former Sovereign Nations MMA Women's Flyweight Champion
• Former WIBA Flyweight Champion
• Former IFBA Flyweight Champion

Quotes[link]

"Boxing taught me discipline, determination and the importance of my body. Those three things have given me the inspiration to lead a healthy and goal-oriented life. It's bettered my education and raised the quality of my relationships with my friends and family. My teachers, family and peers always treat me with respect and admire my aspirations and hard work."^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Biography from Women's Boxing Archive Network
• Professional boxing record for Elena Reid from BoxRec
• Womens International Boxing Federation
• International Female Boxers Association
• Professional MMA record for Elena Reid from Sherdog