Aurel Toma

Aurel Toma
Statistics
Nickname(s) Fear of Champions
Rated at Bantamweight
Height 5 ft. 4 in. (163 cm.)
Nationality Romania Romanian
Born (1911-07-30)July 30, 1911
Babadag, Romania
Died August 25, 1980(1980-08-25) (aged 69)
Oxnard, California
Boxing record
Total fights 74
Wins 48
Wins by KO 16
Losses 15
Draws 11

Aurel Toma (July 30, 1911 – 25 August 1980)[1] was a Romanian professional boxer who lived and fought out of Ventura, California, United States in the second part of his career. He was two-time European champion. Toma was the only boxer to knock out the legendary Benny Lynch, forcing him to retire even though the Scottish was at that hour two years older than the Romanian.

He is buried at the Riverside National Cemetery, in Riverside, California.[2]

A sports hall in Babadag, Romania is named after him.[3]

Professional boxing record

48 Wins (16 knockouts, 32 decisions), 15 Losses (6 knockouts, 9 decisions), 11 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 13-1-5 United States Henry Davis KO 6 (10) 1948-04-13 United States 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 27-6-0 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 11-5-3 Canada Jackie Turner UD 10 (10) 1947-10-21 United States Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Loss 42-9-3 United States Joey Dolan SD 10 (10) 1947-10-14 United States Armory, Spokane, Washington, United States
Win 14-29-3 United States Joe Tambe KO 2 (8) 1947-09-23 United States Ryan's Auditorium, Fresno, California, United States
Win 40-7-3 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 42-7-10 United States Tony Olivera PTS 10 (10) 1942-07-13 United States Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States
Win 8-1-0 United States Bobby Carroll KO 2 1942-02-02 United States Sacramento, California, United States
Draw 41-4-8 United States Jackie Jurich PTS 10 (10) 1941-08-25 United States Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States
Win 0-6-3 United States Adolph Samuels PTS 6 (6) 1941-05-16 United States Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Win 34-9-6 United States Bobby Siegel PTS 6 (6) 1941-04-04 United States Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Win 5-7-7 United States Nat Corum PTS 6 (6) 1941-03-14 United States Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Loss 19-0-0 United States Bill Speary TKO 5 (8) 1940-12-09 United States Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 37-19-5 Italy Vince Dell'Orto TKO 4 (8) 1940-11-11 United States St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States A deep cut over Toma's left eye, forced the stoppage.
Win 88-41-24 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 32-2-7 United States Tony Olivera PTS 10 (10) 1940-05-17 United States Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Loss 40-9-11 United States Chick Delaney PTS 10 (10) 1940-04-17 United States Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States Toma was knocked down three times.
Win 14-0-2 United States Tommy Kiene TKO 3 (10) 1940-03-28 United States Savannah, Georgia, United States
Loss 9-4-1 Philippines Pablo Dano PTS 10 (10) 1940-01-23 United States Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Draw 86-35-18 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 10-11-3 Puerto Rico Victor Corchado PTS 8 (8) 1939-11-25 United States Rockland Palace, New York, New York, United States
Loss 41-16-7 Germany Ernst Weiss RTD 11 (15) 1939-08-11 Germany Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany Lost EBU (European) bantamweight title.
Win 6-3-1 United Kingdom Teddy O'Neill KO 10 (10) 1939-01-27 United Kingdom Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win 91-26-15 Tunisia Young Perez PTS 10 (10) 1938-12-03 France Lyon, France
Win 89-23-3 United Kingdom Len Hampston RTD 5 (10) 1938-11-14 United Kingdom National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom
Win 81-11-15 United Kingdom Benny Lynch KO 3 1938-10-03 United Kingdom National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom
Win 44-14-9 Italy Gino Cattaneo DQ 8 (10) 1938-06-04 Romania Stadionul Venus, Bucharest, Romania Won vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title. 20,000 spectators.
Win 36-11-3 United States Joey Archibald PTS 8 (8) 1937-04-05 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States 18,000 spectators.
Win 16-20-7 United States Jimmy Martin TKO 5 (10) 1937-03-16 United States Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win 65-24-3 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 5-5-3 France Georges Bataille PTS 10 (10) 1936-11-26 France Paris, France
Win 0-4-1 France Eugene Lorenzoni KO 7 1936-10-27 France Paris, France
Win 23-4-5 France Joseph Decico KO 11 1936-07-26 Romania Stadionul Venus, Bucharest, Romania Won vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title. 20,000 spectators.

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