Aurel Toma
Romanian boxer
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Aurel Toma (July 30, 1911 – August 25, 1980)[1] was a Romanian professional boxer of Bulgarian origin who competed from 1931 to 1948.
Nickname
Fear of ChampionsNationalityRomanian
Born(1911-07-30)July 30, 1911
DiedAugust 25, 1980(1980-08-25) (aged 69)
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Quick facts Personal information, Nickname ...
| Personal information | |
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Nickname | Fear of Champions |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Born | (1911-07-30)July 30, 1911 |
| Died | August 25, 1980(1980-08-25) (aged 69) Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 74 |
| Wins | 47 |
| Win by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Draws | 11 |
Close
Career
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
| 47 Wins (15 knockouts, 31 decisions, 1 disqualification), 16 Losses (7 knockouts, 9 decisions), 11 Draws | |||||||
| 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 |
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| Draw | 12-3-1 | Tsuneshi Maruo |
PTS | 8 (8) | 1948-03-16 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
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| Loss | 27-6 | Manny Ortega |
KO | 6 (10) | 1948-02-27 | Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 53-26-7 |  Luis Castillo |
KO | 6 (10) | 1947-12-02 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Win | 12-9-7 | Joey Clemo |
MD | 10 (10) | 1947-11-07 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Win | 11-4-4 |  Jackie Turner |
UD | 10 (10) | 1947-10-21 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Loss | 43-9-3 | Joey Dolan |
SD | 10 (10) | 1947-10-14 | Armory, Spokane, Washington, United States |
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| Win | 14-29-6 | Joe Tambe |
KO | 2 (8) | 1947-09-23 | Ryan's Auditorium, Fresno, California, United States |
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| Win | 41-7-3 | Joey Dolan |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1947-03-11 | Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| Win | 9-8-6 | Joey Clemo |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1947-02-21 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Loss | 40-7-11 | Tony Olivera |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1942-07-13 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Loss | 11-1 | Bobby Carroll |
TKO | 9 (10) | 1942-02-02 | Sacramento, California, United States |
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| Draw | 39-4-9 | Tony Olivera |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1941-09-19 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Win | 51-10-8 | Jackie Jurich |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1941-08-25 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Win | 21-18-10 | Adolph Samuels |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-05-16 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Win | 34-9-7 | Bobby Siegel |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-04-04 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Win | 5-11-9 | Nat Corum |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-03-14 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Loss | 19-0 | Bill Speary |
TKO | 5 (8) | 1940-12-09 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 37-20-4 | Jackie Callura |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-05-29 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States |
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| Draw | 30-2-8 | Tony Olivera |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-05-17 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| 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 |
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| Loss | 112-45-33 | Pablo Dano |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-01-23 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| Draw | 112-45-32 | Pablo Dano |
PTS | 8 (8) | 1940-01-02 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 30-14-7 | Teddy O'Neill |
KO | 10 (10) | 1939-01-27 | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 94-26-3 | Len Hampston |
RTD | 5 (10) | 1938-11-14 | National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 88-13-17 | Benny Lynch |
KO | 3 (10) | 1938-10-03 | National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 74-25-10 | Maurice Huguenin |
KO | 2 (10) | 1938-03-16 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France |
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| Win | 51-11-6 | Gaston Maton |
KO | 2 (10) | 1938-02-10 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France |
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| Win | 35-19-8 | Jim Brady |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1937-12-13 | Earls Court Arena, Kensington, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 2-3-3 | Johnny McManus |
KO | 9 (10) | 1937-11-29 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, United Kingdom |
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| Draw | 34-19-7 | Jim Brady |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1937-11-15 | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 90-24-15 |  Victor Perez |
RTD | 6 (10) | 1937-10-03 | Bucharest, Romania |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 95-38-12 | Henry Hook |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1937-02-2 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| Win | 10-4-1 | Richard LiBrandi |
TKO | 6 (10) | 1937-01-26 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| Win | 40-17-7 | Georges Bataille |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-11-26 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France |
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| Win | 16-21-8 | Eugene Lorenzoni |
KO | 7 (10) | 1936-10-27 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 30-0-3 | Roger Cotti |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-03-19 | Ring de Pantin, Le Mans, France |
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| Win | 65-32-6 | Eugène Huat |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-03-06 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France |
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| Win | 103-15-13 | Émile Pladner |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-01-28 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| Win | 83-21-13 | Victor Perez |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-12-31 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| Win | 28-39-21 | Henri Barras |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-12-10 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| Win | 29-17-9 | Henri Sanchez |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-11-30 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 39-7-7 | Lucian Popescu |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-05-15 | Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Win | 2-3-2 | Ion Gurun |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1934-12-06 | Bucharest, Romania |
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| Draw | 2-2-2 | Gheorghe Rapeanu |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1934-07-21 | Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Loss | 68-14-5 | Jackie Brown |
PTS | 12 (12) | 1934-04-16 | Kings Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Loss | 26-23-18 | Maurice Filhol |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1934-02-17 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| Win | 19-19-14 | Étienne Mura |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1934-01-23 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| Win | 24-10-5 | Henri Sanchez |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1934-01-06 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| Loss | 40-10-6 | Maurice Huguenin |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1933-12-16 | Central Sporting Club, Paris, France |
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| Draw | 0-1-1 | Ion Gurun |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1933-06-17 | Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Draw | 33-17-18 | Joe Mediola |
PTS | 8 (8) | 1932-12-21 | Paris-Ring, Paris, France |
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| Draw | 0-1 | Ion Gurun |
PTS | 8 (8) | 1932-11-05 | Coloseum, Bucharest, Romania |
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| 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 |
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| Win | 0-0-1 | Nicolae Stamate |
RTD | 8 (10) | 1932-07-23 | Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Win | 0-0 | Ion Gurun |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1932-06-18 | Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Draw | 0-1 | Gheoghe Begheș |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1931-06-13 | Cinema Aurora-Calea Dudești, Bucharest, Romania |
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References
- "Aurel Toma". boxrec.com. June 16, 2012.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
- Boxing record for Aurel Toma from BoxRec (registration required)
- Aurel Toma at Find a Grave