Sharon Anyos
Appearance
Sharon Anyos | |
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Born | Sharon Lea Anne Anyos 13 October 1970 Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
Other names | Wild Thing |
Residence | Carrara, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 128.75 lb (58 kg; 9 st 3 lb) |
Division | featherweight |
Reach | 169 cm (66.5 in) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 4 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 10 |
Wins | 7 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec |
Sharon Lea Anne Anyos (born 13 October 1970, Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is a retired Australian featherweight boxer, kickboxer, karate competitor and model. [1][2][3][4][5]
Anyos held multiple World titles in boxing, including winning the first ever WBC World female featherweight title in 2005 against Marcela Acuña.[6] Anyos successfully defended her World title against Esther Schouten in 2006. Anyos was awarded the WBC World Emeritus title in 2007, alongside other boxing legends including Kostya Tszyu, Vitali Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather, Érik Morales and Laila Ali.[7]
She was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.[8][9]
Championships and awards
[edit]Boxing
[edit]- Australian female lightweight title (126¼Ibs)
- Oceania Boxing Association female super lightweight (135Ibs)
- Oceania Boxing Association female welterweight (138¾Ibs)
- Women's International Boxing Association World featherweight title (125¼Ibs)
- International Boxing Association female featherweight title (125¼Ibs)
- World Boxing Foundation female featherweight title (125Ibs)
- WBC World female featherweight title (123½Ibs)
- WBC World Emeritus female featherweight title
Professional boxing record
[edit]17 fights | 14 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By decision | 10 | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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17 | Win | 14–3 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 23 Feb 2007 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 13–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) 1:37 |
22 Sep 2006 | ![]() |
Retained WBC female featherweight title |
15 | Win | 12–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8) 0:49 |
9 Jun 2006 | ![]() |
|
14 | Win | 11–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 22 Oct 2005 | ![]() |
Won inaugural WBC female featherweight title |
13 | Win | 10–3 | ![]() |
MD | 6 | 31 Mar 2005 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 9–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) 0:01 |
23 Feb 2005 | ![]() |
Retained WBF female featherweight title |
11 | Win | 8–3 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 10 Dec 2004 | ![]() |
Retained WBF female featherweight title |
10 | Win | 7–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1 Oct 2004 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBF female featherweight title |
9 | Lose | 6–3 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 30 Nov 2003 | ![]() |
For WIBA featherweight title |
8 | Lose | 6–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | 18 Dec 2002 | ![]() |
Losy WIBA featherweight title |
7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 30 Nov 2001 | ![]() |
|
6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 14 Oct 2000 | ![]() |
Won WIBA and vacant IBA female featherweight titles |
5 | Win | 4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 6 May 2000 | ![]() |
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4 | Lose | 3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 31 Oct 1999 | ![]() |
For vacant WIBF and WBF female lightweight titles |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 18 Sep 1999 | ![]() |
Won vacant OBA female welterweight title |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 15 Oct 1998 | ![]() |
Won vacant OBA female light-welterweight title |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) 0:53 |
4 Jul 1998 | ![]() |
Won Australian female lightweight title |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pregnancy a body blow to title hopes - Sport - smh.com.au". 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Australian Story". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 Hottest Women in Combat Sports (Female Single Combat Club)". Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Knocked out by state boxing ban - Sport - smh.com.au". 15 October 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Robertson, Jim (8 March 2016). "Nicky G set for dust-up in Alice". Nt News.
- ^ "Sharon Anyos - Awakening Fighters". Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Sharon Anyos WILL defeat cruel opponent!".
- ^ "International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Announces 2021 IWBHF Inductees". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "The Women's Boxing Hall of Fame Welcomes the Classes of 2020/2021". The Sweet Science. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Women's Boxing: Sharon Anyos Biography". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Toakipa Tasefa". Boxrec. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Sharon Anyos from BoxRec (registration required)
- Sharon Anyos on Facebook
- Sharon Anyos from National Portrait Gallery (Australia)
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Australian women boxers
- Australian female kickboxers
- World featherweight boxing champions
- International Boxing Federation champions
- World Boxing Council champions
- Boxers from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- Australian female karateka
- Australian female models
- Australian female Muay Thai practitioners