Aurel Toma
Romanian boxer
- Flyweight
- Bantamweight
- Featherweight
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 | ![]() | KO | 6 (8) | 1948-04-13 | ![]() | |
Draw | 12-3-1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 (8) | 1948-03-16 | ![]() | |
Loss | 27-6 | ![]() | KO | 6 (10) | 1948-02-27 | ![]() | |
Loss | 53-26-7 | ![]() | KO | 6 (10) | 1947-12-02 | ![]() | |
Win | 12-9-7 | ![]() | MD | 10 (10) | 1947-11-07 | ![]() | |
Win | 11-4-4 | ![]() | UD | 10 (10) | 1947-10-21 | ![]() | |
Loss | 43-9-3 | ![]() | SD | 10 (10) | 1947-10-14 | ![]() | |
Win | 14-29-6 | ![]() | KO | 2 (8) | 1947-09-23 | ![]() | |
Win | 41-7-3 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1947-03-11 | ![]() | |
Win | 9-8-6 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1947-02-21 | ![]() | |
Loss | 40-7-11 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1942-07-13 | ![]() | |
Loss | 11-1 | ![]() | TKO | 9 (10) | 1942-02-02 | ![]() | |
Draw | 39-4-9 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1941-09-19 | ![]() | |
Win | 51-10-8 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1941-08-25 | ![]() | |
Win | 21-18-10 | ![]() | PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-05-16 | ![]() | |
Win | 34-9-7 | ![]() | PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-04-04 | ![]() | |
Win | 5-11-9 | ![]() | PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-03-14 | ![]() | |
Loss | 19-0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (8) | 1940-12-09 | ![]() | |
Loss | 40-19-8 | ![]() | TKO | 4 (8) | 1940-11-11 | ![]() | A deep cut over Toma's left eye, forced the stoppage. |
Win | 114-52-39 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-11-07 | ![]() | |
Win | 37-20-4 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-05-29 | ![]() | |
Draw | 30-2-8 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-05-17 | ![]() | |
Loss | 46-11-13 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-04-17 | ![]() | Toma was knocked down three times. |
Win | 15-0-2 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (10) | 1940-03-28 | ![]() | |
Loss | 112-45-33 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-01-23 | ![]() | |
Draw | 112-45-32 | ![]() | PTS | 8 (8) | 1940-01-02 | ![]() | |
Win | 33-24-6 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (8) | 1939-12-19 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | PTS | 8 (8) | 1939-11-25 | ![]() | |
Loss | 41-16-7 | ![]() | RTD | 11 (15) | 1939-08-11 | ![]() | For EBU (European) bantamweight title. |
Loss | 34-25-5 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1939-03-24 | ![]() | |
Win | 30-14-7 | ![]() | KO | 10 (10) | 1939-01-27 | ![]() | |
Win | 94-26-3 | ![]() | RTD | 5 (10) | 1938-11-14 | ![]() | |
Win | 88-13-17 | ![]() | KO | 3 (10) | 1938-10-03 | ![]() | |
Win | 45-15-8 | ![]() | DQ | 8 (12) | 1938-06-04 | ![]() | Won vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title. 20,000 spectators. |
Win | 50-19-12 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1938-03-31 | ![]() | |
Win | 74-25-10 | ![]() | KO | 2 (10) | 1938-03-16 | ![]() | |
Win | 51-11-6 | ![]() | KO | 2 (10) | 1938-02-10 | ![]() | |
Win | 35-19-8 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1937-12-13 | ![]() | |
Win | 2-3-3 | ![]() | KO | 9 (10) | 1937-11-29 | ![]() | |
Draw | 34-19-7 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1937-11-15 | ![]() | |
Win | 90-24-15 | ![]() | RTD | 6 (10) | 1937-10-03 | ![]() | |
Win | 22-10-4 | ![]() | PTS | 12 (12) | 1937-08-31 | ![]() | Won Romanian bantamweight title. |
Win | 36-11-3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 (8) | 1937-04-05 | ![]() | 18,000 spectators. |
Win | 17-20-7 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (8) | 1937-03-16 | ![]() | |
Win | 95-38-12 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1937-02-2 | ![]() | |
Win | 10-4-1 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (10) | 1937-01-26 | ![]() | |
Win | 40-17-7 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-11-26 | ![]() | |
Win | 16-21-8 | ![]() | KO | 7 (10) | 1936-10-27 | ![]() | |
Win | 43-12-9 | ![]() | KO | 11 (12) | 1936-07-26 | ![]() | Won vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title. 20,000 spectators. |
Win | 66-12-7 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-04-09 | ![]() | |
Win | 30-0-3 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-03-19 | ![]() | |
Win | 65-32-6 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-03-06 | ![]() | |
Win | 103-15-13 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-01-28 | ![]() | |
Win | 83-21-13 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-12-31 | ![]() | |
Win | 28-39-21 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-12-10 | ![]() | |
Win | 29-17-9 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-11-30 | ![]() | |
Loss | 0-1 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-10-27 | ![]() | For Romanian featherweight title. |
Draw | 49-50-12 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-09-28 | ![]() | |
Win | 39-7-7 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1935-05-15 | ![]() | |
Win | 2-3-2 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1934-12-06 | ![]() | |
Draw | 2-2-2 | ![]() | PTS | 6 (6) | 1934-07-21 | ![]() | |
Loss | 68-14-5 | ![]() | PTS | 12 (12) | 1934-04-16 | ![]() | |
Loss | 26-23-18 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1934-02-17 | ![]() | |
Win | 19-19-14 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1934-01-23 | ![]() | |
Win | 24-10-5 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1934-01-06 | ![]() | |
Loss | 40-10-6 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1933-12-16 | ![]() | |
Draw | 0-1-1 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1933-06-17 | ![]() | |
Draw | 33-17-18 | ![]() | PTS | 8 (8) | 1932-12-21 | ![]() | |
Draw | 0-1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 (8) | 1932-11-05 | ![]() | |
Win | 0-2-1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 (8) | 1932-10-26 | ![]() | Won Romanian flyweight title. |
Win | 38-28-14 | ![]() | PTS | 10 (10) | 1932-08-09 | ![]() | |
Win | 0-0-1 | ![]() | RTD | 8 (10) | 1932-07-23 | ![]() | |
Win | 0-0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 (6) | 1932-06-18 | ![]() | |
Draw | 0-1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 (6) | 1931-06-13 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Aurel Toma". boxrec.com. June 16, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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