Aurel Toma

Aurel Toma (July 30, 1911 - August 25, 1980)[1] was a Romanian, of origin bulgarian, 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.[2] 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.[3]

Aurel Toma
Statistics
Real nameAurel Toma
Nickname(s)Fear of Champions
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
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, United States
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights74
Wins47
Wins by KO15
Losses16
Draws11

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
Draw 12-3-1 Tsuneshi Maruo PTS 8 (8) 1948-03-16 Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 27-6 Manny Ortega KO 6 (10) 1948-02-27 Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, United States
Loss 53-26-7 Luis Castillo KO 6 (10) 1947-12-02 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Win 12-9-7 Joey Clemo MD 10 (10) 1947-11-07 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Win 11-4-4 Jackie Turner UD 10 (10) 1947-10-21 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Loss 43-9-3 Joey Dolan SD 10 (10) 1947-10-14 Armory, Spokane, Washington, United States
Win 14-29-6 Joe Tambe KO 2 (8) 1947-09-23 Ryan's Auditorium, Fresno, California, United States
Win 41-7-3 Joey Dolan PTS 10 (10) 1947-03-11 Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Win 9-8-6 Joey Clemo PTS 10 (10) 1947-02-21 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States
Loss 40-7-11 Tony Olivera PTS 10 (10) 1942-07-13 Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States
Loss 11-1 Bobby Carroll TKO 9 (10) 1942-02-02 Sacramento, California, United States
Draw 39-4-9 Tony Olivera PTS 10 (10) 1941-09-19 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
Win 51-10-8 Jackie Jurich PTS 10 (10) 1941-08-25 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
Win 21-18-10 Adolph Samuels PTS 6 (6) 1941-05-16 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Win 34-9-7 Bobby Siegel PTS 6 (6) 1941-04-04 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Win 5-11-9 Nat Corum PTS 6 (6) 1941-03-14 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
Loss 19-0 Bill Speary TKO 5 (8) 1940-12-09 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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
Win 37-20-4 Jackie Callura PTS 10 (10) 1940-05-29 Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
Draw 30-2-8 Tony Olivera PTS 10 (10) 1940-05-17 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
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
Loss 112-45-33 Pablo Dano PTS 10 (10) 1940-01-23 Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Draw 112-45-32 Pablo Dano PTS 8 (8) 1940-01-02 Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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
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
Win 30-14-7 Teddy O'Neill KO 10 (10) 1939-01-27 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win 94-26-3 Len Hampston RTD 5 (10) 1938-11-14 National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom
Win 88-13-17 Benny Lynch KO 3 (10) 1938-10-03 National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom
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
Win 74-25-10 Maurice Huguenin KO 2 (10) 1938-03-16 Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France
Win 51-11-6 Gaston Maton KO 2 (10) 1938-02-10 Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Win 35-19-8 Jim Brady PTS 10 (10) 1937-12-13 Earls Court Arena, Kensington, United Kingdom
Win 2-3-3 Johnny McManus KO 9 (10) 1937-11-29 Harringay Arena, Harringay, United Kingdom
Draw 34-19-7 Jim Brady PTS 10 (10) 1937-11-15 Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, United Kingdom
Win 90-24-15 Victor Perez RTD 6 (10) 1937-10-03 Bucharest, Romania
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
Win 95-38-12 Henry Hook PTS 10 (10) 1937-02-2 Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win 10-4-1 Richard LiBrandi TKO 6 (10) 1937-01-26 Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Win 40-17-7 Georges Bataille PTS 10 (10) 1936-11-26 Salle Wagram, Paris, France
Win 16-21-8 Eugene Lorenzoni KO 7 (10) 1936-10-27 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
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
Win 30-0-3 Roger Cotti PTS 10 (10) 1936-03-19 Ring de Pantin, Le Mans, France
Win 65-32-6 Eugène Huat PTS 10 (10) 1936-03-06 Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France
Win 103-15-13 Émile Pladner PTS 10 (10) 1936-01-28 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 83-21-13 Victor Perez PTS 10 (10) 1935-12-31 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 28-39-21 Henri Barras PTS 10 (10) 1935-12-10 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 29-17-9 Henri Sanchez PTS 10 (10) 1935-11-30 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
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
Win 39-7-7 Lucian Popescu PTS 10 (10) 1935-05-15 Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win 2-3-2 Ion Gurun PTS 10 (10) 1934-12-06 Bucharest, Romania
Draw 2-2-2 Gheorghe Rapeanu PTS 6 (6) 1934-07-21 Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Loss 68-14-5 Jackie Brown PTS 12 (12) 1934-04-16 Kings Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Loss 26-23-18 Maurice Filhol PTS 10 (10) 1934-02-17 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 19-19-14 Étienne Mura PTS 10 (10) 1934-01-23 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Win 24-10-5 Henri Sanchez PTS 10 (10) 1934-01-06 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Loss 40-10-6 Maurice Huguenin PTS 10 (10) 1933-12-16 Central Sporting Club, Paris, France
Draw 0-1-1 Ion Gurun PTS 10 (10) 1933-06-17 Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Draw 33-17-18 Joe Mediola PTS 8 (8) 1932-12-21 Paris-Ring, Paris, France
Draw 0-1 Ion Gurun PTS 8 (8) 1932-11-05 Coloseum, Bucharest, Romania
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
Win 0-0-1 Nicolae Stamate RTD 8 (10) 1932-07-23 Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Win 0-0 Ion Gurun PTS 6 (6) 1932-06-18 Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania
Draw 0-1 Gheoghe Begheș PTS 6 (6) 1931-06-13 Cinema Aurora-Calea Dudești, Bucharest, Romania

References
  1. "Aurel Toma". boxrec.com. June 16, 2012.
  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. "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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