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Aurel Toma

Aurel Toma (July 30, 1911 – August 25, 1980)[1] was a Romanian professional boxer of Bulgarian origin who competed from 1931 to 1948.

Aurel Toma
Born(1911-07-30)July 30, 1911
Babadag, Tulcea County, Sud-Est (development region), Romania
DiedAugust 25, 1980(1980-08-25) (aged 69)
Oxnard, California, U.S.
NationalityRomanian
Other namesFear of Champions
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights74
Wins47
Wins by KO15
Losses16
Draws11

Career edit

He held the European bantamweight title twice, firstly in 1936 and again from 1938 to 1939.[2] After he won the first bantamweight title in 1936, Toma was decorated by king Carol II of Romania of whom for a while he was a personal driver and a boxing teacher of his son, Prince Michael.[2] Toma was the only boxer to knock out Benny Lynch.[3] He is buried at the Riverside National Cemetery, in Riverside, California.[3] A sports hall in Babadag, Romania is named after him.[3]

Professional boxing record edit

47 Wins (15 knockouts, 31 decisions, 1 disqualification), 16 Losses (7 knockouts, 9 decisions), 11 Draws [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 13-1-5   Henry Davis KO 6 (8) 1948-04-13   Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Draw 12-3-1   Tsuneshi Maruo PTS 8 (8) 1948-03-16   Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 27-6   Manny Ortega KO 6 (10) 1948-02-27   Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, United States
Loss 53-26-7   Luis Castillo KO 6 (10) 1947-12-02   Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Win 12-9-7   Joey Clemo MD 10 (10) 1947-11-07   Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Win 11-4-4   Jackie Turner UD 10 (10) 1947-10-21   Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Loss 43-9-3   Joey Dolan SD 10 (10) 1947-10-14   Armory, Spokane, Washington, United States
Win 14-29-6   Joe Tambe KO 2 (8) 1947-09-23   Ryan's Auditorium, Fresno, California, United States
Win 41-7-3   Joey Dolan PTS 10 (10) 1947-03-11   Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Win 9-8-6   Joey Clemo PTS 10 (10) 1947-02-21   Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Loss 40-7-11   Tony Olivera PTS 10 (10) 1942-07-13   Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States
Loss 11-1   Bobby Carroll TKO 9 (10) 1942-02-02   Sacramento, California, United States
Draw 39-4-9   Tony Olivera PTS 10 (10) 1941-09-19   Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
Win 51-10-8   Jackie Jurich PTS 10 (10) 1941-08-25   Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
Win 21-18-10   Adolph Samuels PTS 6 (6) 1941-05-16   Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Win 34-9-7   Bobby Siegel PTS 6 (6) 1941-04-04   Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Win 5-11-9   Nat Corum PTS 6 (6) 1941-03-14   Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Loss 19-0   Bill Speary TKO 5 (8) 1940-12-09   Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 40-19-8   Vince Dell'Orto TKO 4 (8) 1940-11-11   St. Nicholas Arena, New York, United States A deep cut over Toma's left eye, forced the stoppage.
Win 114-52-39   Pablo Dano PTS 10 (10) 1940-11-07   Savannah, Georgia, United States
Win 37-20-4   Jackie Callura PTS 10 (10) 1940-05-29   Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
Draw 30-2-8   Tony Olivera PTS 10 (10) 1940-05-17   Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Loss 46-11-13   Chick Delaney PTS 10 (10) 1940-04-17   Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States Toma was knocked down three times.
Win 15-0-2   Tommy Kiene TKO 3 (10) 1940-03-28   Savannah, Georgia, United States
Loss 112-45-33   Pablo Dano PTS 10 (10) 1940-01-23   Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Draw 112-45-32   Pablo Dano PTS 8 (8) 1940-01-02   Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win 33-24-6   Nicky Jerome TKO 6 (8) 1939-12-19   Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States After the first three rounds were even Toma "won easily the rest of the way"--the bout being stopped as the bell ending the 6th round sounded.
Win 11-11-3   Victor Corchado PTS 8 (8) 1939-11-25   Rockland Palace, New York, United States
Loss 41-16-7   Ernst Weiss RTD 11 (15) 1939-08-11   Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany For EBU (European) bantamweight title.
Loss 34-25-5   Tommy Burns PTS 10 (10) 1939-03-24   Orange Halls, Bellshill, United Kingdom
Win 30-14-7   Teddy O'Neill KO 10 (10) 1939-01-27   Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win 94-26-3   Len Hampston RTD 5 (10) 1938-11-14   National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom
Win 88-13-17   Benny Lynch KO 3 (10) 1938-10-03   National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom
Win 45-15-8   Gino Cattaneo DQ 8 (12) 1938-06-04   Stadionul Venus, Bucharest, Romania Won vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title. 20,000 spectators.
Win 50-19-12   Joseph Decico PTS 10 (10) 1938-03-31   Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Win 74-25-10   Maurice Huguenin KO 2 (10) 1938-03-16   Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France
Win 51-11-6   Gaston Maton KO 2 (10) 1938-02-10   Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Win 35-19-8   Jim Brady PTS 10 (10) 1937-12-13   Earls Court Arena, Kensington, United Kingdom
Win 2-3-3   Johnny McManus KO 9 (10) 1937-11-29   Harringay Arena, Harringay, United Kingdom
Draw 34-19-7   Jim Brady PTS 10 (10) 1937-11-15   Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, United Kingdom
Win 90-24-15   Victor Perez RTD 6 (10) 1937-10-03   Bucharest, Romania
Win 22-10-4   Ion Sandu PTS 12 (12) 1937-08-31   Bucharest, Romania Won Romanian bantamweight title.
Win 36-11-3   Joey Archibald PTS 8 (8) 1937-04-05   Madison Square Garden, New York, United States 18,000 spectators.
Win 17-20-7   Jimmy Martin TKO 5 (8) 1937-03-16   Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win 95-38-12   Henry Hook PTS 10 (10) 1937-02-2   Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win 10-4-1   Richard LiBrandi TKO 6 (10) 1937-01-26   Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win 40-17-7   Georges Bataille PTS 10 (10) 1936-11-26   Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Win 16-21-8   Eugene Lorenzoni KO 7 (10) 1936-10-27   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 43-12-9   Joseph Decico KO 11 (12) 1936-07-26   Stadionul Venus, Bucharest, Romania Won vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title. 20,000 spectators.
Win 66-12-7   Valentin Angelmann PTS 10 (10) 1936-04-09   Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Win 30-0-3   Roger Cotti PTS 10 (10) 1936-03-19   Ring de Pantin, Le Mans, France
Win 65-32-6   Eugène Huat PTS 10 (10) 1936-03-06   Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France
Win 103-15-13   Émile Pladner PTS 10 (10) 1936-01-28   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 83-21-13   Victor Perez PTS 10 (10) 1935-12-31   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 28-39-21   Henri Barras PTS 10 (10) 1935-12-10   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 29-17-9   Henri Sanchez PTS 10 (10) 1935-11-30   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Loss 0-1   Gheorghe Popescu PTS 10 (10) 1935-10-27   Ploiești, Romania For Romanian featherweight title.
Draw 49-50-12   Frans Machtens PTS 10 (10) 1935-09-28   Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win 39-7-7   Lucian Popescu PTS 10 (10) 1935-05-15   Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win 2-3-2   Ion Gurun PTS 10 (10) 1934-12-06   Bucharest, Romania
Draw 2-2-2   Gheorghe Rapeanu PTS 6 (6) 1934-07-21   Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Loss 68-14-5   Jackie Brown PTS 12 (12) 1934-04-16   Kings Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Loss 26-23-18   Maurice Filhol PTS 10 (10) 1934-02-17   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 19-19-14   Étienne Mura PTS 10 (10) 1934-01-23   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 24-10-5   Henri Sanchez PTS 10 (10) 1934-01-06   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Loss 40-10-6   Maurice Huguenin PTS 10 (10) 1933-12-16   Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Draw 0-1-1   Ion Gurun PTS 10 (10) 1933-06-17   Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Draw 33-17-18   Joe Mediola PTS 8 (8) 1932-12-21   Paris-Ring, Paris, France
Draw 0-1   Ion Gurun PTS 8 (8) 1932-11-05   Coloseum, Bucharest, Romania
Win 0-2-1   Gheoghe Begheș PTS 8 (8) 1932-10-26   Sala Constructori, Bucharest, Romania Won Romanian flyweight title.
Win 38-28-14   Rene Chalange PTS 10 (10) 1932-08-09   Bucharest, Romania
Win 0-0-1   Nicolae Stamate RTD 8 (10) 1932-07-23   Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win 0-0   Ion Gurun PTS 6 (6) 1932-06-18   Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Draw 0-1   Gheoghe Begheș PTS 6 (6) 1931-06-13   Cinema Aurora-Calea Dudești, Bucharest, Romania

References edit

  1. ^ "Aurel Toma". boxrec.com. June 16, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Reconstituirea unei legende a boxului românesc » Aurel Toma, primul român care a boxat în Madison Square Garden" [The reconstruction of a Romanian boxing legend »Aurel Toma, the first Romanian to box in Madison Square Garden] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Destinul fabulos al boxerului român Aurel Toma (2) » Născut la Babadag, triumfător în Madison Square Garden şi mort în California" [The fabulous destiny of Romanian boxer Aurel Toma (2) »Born in Babadag, triumphant in Madison Square Garden and dead in California] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

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