Sonya Lamonakis

Sonya Lamonakis
Born	Sonya Lamonakis (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 51) Greece
Nationality	Greek American
Other names	The Scholar [1]
Statistics
Weight	Heavyweight [2]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [3]
Reach	71.0 in (180 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	10
Wins by KO	1
Losses	2
Draws	3

Sonya Lamonakis (born October 7, 1974, Greece) is a Greek American boxer and New York City school teacher. ^{[4] [5]} Lamonakis is ranked formally no.1 in the women's heavyweight division in the World Boxing Council. ^[6] Lamonakis is a former IBO World Heavyweight Champion. ^[7] Lamonakis was inducted into the International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame in 2023. ^{[8] [9]}

Professional Boxing Titles

• USA New York State female heavyweight title (229 Ibs)
• IBO World female heavyweight title

Professional boxing record

15 fights	10 wins	2 losses
By knockout	1	0
By decision	9	2
Draws	3

^[10]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
15	Draw	10–2–3	Laura Ramsey	PTS	10	10 Jun 2017	DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States	For vacant UBF World female heavyweight title
14	Lose	10–2–2	Gwendolyn O'Neil	SD	10	4 Jul 2015	L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten	For vacant UBF World female heavyweight title
13	Win	10–1–2	Carlette Ewell	SD	10	6 Dec 2014	L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten	vacant IBO World female heavyweight title
12	Win	9–1–2	Tiffany Woodard	UD	8	22 Mar 2014	Five Star Banquet, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA	vacant USA New York State female heavyweight title
11	Win	8–1–2	Tanzee Daniel	UD	6	14 Aug 2013	BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, USA
10	Lose	7–1–2	Martha Salazar	UD	6	13 Apr 2013	Lions Gate Convention Center, Sacramento, California, USA
9	Win	7–0–2	Tanzee Daniel	MD	6	29 Sep 2012	MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
8	Draw	6–0–2	Tiffany Woodard	SD	6	14 Jun 2012	Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, USA
7	Draw	6–0–1	Carlette Ewell	SD	6	21 Jan 2012	Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, USA
6	Win	6–0	Tiffany Woodard	MD	6	20 Aug 2011	Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
5	Win	5–0	GiGi Jackson	UD	4	16 Apr 2011	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
4	Win	4–0	Tanzee Daniel	UD	6	12 Mar 2011	MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
3	Win	3–0	Tiffany Woodard	UD	6	1 Dec 2010	BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, USA
2	Win	2–0	Alysia Williams-Stevenson	UD	4	6 Oct 2010	BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, USA
1	Win	1–0	Kasondra Hardnett	TKO	2 (4) 0:42	24 Jun 2010	Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Professional debut

References

1. Kilgannon, Corey (12 June 2011). "Hands That Punch Also Gently Guide". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
2. "School of Hard Knocks". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
3. Kahn, Joseph P. (4 July 2009). "Sonya Lamonakis is hooked on boxing - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
4. "Harlem elementary school teacher Sonya Lamonakis moonlights as boxer - Page 2 - ESPN" . Retrieved 15 March 2017.
5. "Sonya Lamonakis bringing attention to female heavyweights - Ring TV". Ringtv.craveonline.com. 2014-12-24. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
6. "WBC Rating Heavyweight". WBC. 2017-02-07. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
7. "IBO Title Belt Results". IBO. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
8. "IWBHF celebrates 10 years". maxboxing.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
9. "International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame 2023 & 2024". wbcboxing.com. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
10. "Sonya Lamonakis". Boxrec. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

External links

• Boxing record for Sonya Lamonakis from BoxRec (registration required)