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Boxer Sonya Lamonakis Beats Tanzee Daniel by Unanimous Decision

Professional Boxer Sonya Lamonakis Wins Fight Against Tanzee Daniel Photo Credit: Alexis Williams/What's The 411 Networks Professional Boxer Sonya Lamonakis Wins Fight Against Tanzee Daniel

What's The 411TV was in the house when professional boxer Sonya Lamonakis stepped into the ring for another go at a victory as a part of the Broadway Boxing event at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill in Times Square. The Greek boxer known as The Scholar made her first appearance in the ring since Spring 2013. Although she is a teacher and has big responsibilities to fulfill, Lamonakis still makes time to be focused, working out and training at Gleason's Gym and staying organized.

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What's The 411TV was in the house when professional boxer Sonya Lamonakis stepped into the ring for another go at a victory as a part of the Broadway Boxing event at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill in Times Square. The Greek boxer known as The Scholar made her first appearance in the ring since Spring 2013. Although she is a teacher and has big responsibilities to fulfill, Lamonakis still makes time to be focused, working out and training at Gleason's Gym and staying organized.

The four-time Golden Gloves champion was set to fight Tanzee "Sweet Tea" Daniel of Jamaica, NY by way of Trinidad and Tobago, one of many encounters between the two. The fans were cheering, as Sonya came into the ring with a focused look on her face and body full of energy. Sonya and Tanzee touched gloves and the fight began. Full of energy, the two boxers went punch for punch and had each other up against the ropes many times during the six-round fight. The two were putting on a great show as the crowd cheered on, screaming Sonya's name most of the time.

Many punches were thrown by the two and landed on their opponent as the fight continued. In the last round, Tanzee began to stumble and looked out of energy but did not fall as The Scholar landed punches continuously to the face and chest. At the end of the fight, with the referee between the two boxers, announcer David Diamante stated that Judges Ron McNair and Robert Taylor both scored the fight 60-54 and Judge Frank Lombardi scored 59-55. Winner by unanimous decision after six rounds of fighting was Sonya "The Scholar" Lamonakis, her eighth win. Her fans cheered and screamed her name as she stood in the middle of the ring with her arm in the air and smile on her face. The 38 year-old professional boxer was cheered on by many of her family and friends that honored her by wearing blue shirts with her boxing name "The Scholar" on the front. They were very proud of her win and congratulated her after the fight.

Videography by Alexis Williams