Sharon Anyos
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Sharon Lea Anne Anyos (born 13 October 1970, Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is a retired Australian featherweight boxer, kickboxer, karate competitor and model.
Anyos held multiple World titles in boxing, including winning the first ever WBC World female featherweight title in 2005 against Marcela Acuña. 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.
She was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.
Championships and awards
Boxing
- 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
| 17 fights | 14 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Thailand Chuthaporn Pradissan | UD | 6 | 23 Feb 2007 | Australia Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia | |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Netherlands Esther Schouten | TKO | 6 (10) 1:37 | 22 Sep 2006 | Australia Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia | Retained WBC female featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Thailand Konsuay Deksukhothai | TKO | 4 (8) 0:49 | 9 Jun 2006 | Australia Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Argentina Marcela Acuna | UD | 10 | 22 Oct 2005 | Australia Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia | Won inaugural WBC female featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | New Zealand Christina Tai | MD | 6 | 31 Mar 2005 | New Zealand The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 12 | Win | 9–3 | Colombia Nerys Rincon | TKO | 7 (10) 0:01 | 23 Feb 2005 | Australia Vodafone Arena, Melbourne Park, Victoria, Australia | Retained WBF female featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 8–3 | Trinidad and Tobago Lisa Brown | MD | 10 | 10 Dec 2004 | Australia Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia | Retained WBF female featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 7–3 | Thailand Linda Tenberg | UD | 10 | 1 Oct 2004 | Australia Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia | Won vacant WBF female featherweight title |
| 9 | Lose | 6–3 | Japan Emiko Raika | MD | 10 | 30 Nov 2003 | Japan Tokyo, Japan | For WIBA featherweight title |
| 8 | Lose | 6–2 | Japan Emiko Raika | SD | 10 | 18 Dec 2002 | Japan Tokyo, Japan | Losy WIBA featherweight title |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Australia Holly Ferneley | UD | 6 | 30 Nov 2001 | Australia Coolangatta Hotel, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | United States Jo Wyman | UD | 10 | 14 Oct 2000 | United States Epicenter, Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA | Won WIBA and vacant IBA female featherweight titles |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | United States Cynthia Prouder | UD | 4 | 6 May 2000 | United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA | |
| 4 | Lose | 3–1 | United Kingdom Jane Couch | UD | 10 | 31 Oct 1999 | United Kingdom David Lloyd Tennis Centre, Raynes Park, London, United Kingdom | For vacant WIBF and WBF female lightweight titles |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | New Zealand Wena Karaka | UD | 6 | 18 Sep 1999 | Australia Magic Millions Complex, Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Won vacant OBA female welterweight title |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Australia Holly Ferneley | UD | 6 | 15 Oct 1998 | Australia Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia | Won vacant OBA female light-welterweight title |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Australia Cathy Jones | TKO | 2 (6) 0:53 | 4 Jul 1998 | Australia Carrara Basketball Stadium, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Won Australian female lightweight title |