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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
Personal information
Nickname
Fear of Champions
NationalityRomanian
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.
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights74
Wins47
Win by KO15
Losses16
Draws11

Career

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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

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References

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  1. ↑ "Aurel Toma". boxrec.com. June 16, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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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