Aurel Toma

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

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

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

References

  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.

External links

  • Boxing record for Aurel Toma from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Aurel Toma at Find a Grave
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