Aurel Toma
- July 30, 1911
- August 25, 1980
- 69 years
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Aurel Toma, 69, Romanian boxer.
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Aurel Toma was a formidable Romanian professional boxer whose career spanned from 1931 to 1948.
Aurel Toma
1911 – 1980
60 Seconds: Aurel Toma's Life Story
A brief look at the life and career of Romanian boxer Aurel Toma, a two-time European bantamweight champion.
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Aurel Toma was a formidable Romanian professional boxer whose career spanned from 1931 to 1948. Born on July 30, 1911, he emerged as a dominant force in the ring. Toma notably held the European bantamweight title twice, first in 1936 and again between 1938 and 1939. Beyond his titles, he famously became the only boxer to ever knock out the legendary Benny Lynch. His athletic prowess earned him an appointment as a boxing teacher to Prince Michael and a position as a personal driver to King Carol II. Following a life of achievement, Toma passed away on August 25, 1980, at the age of 69. Today, he is interred at the Riverside National Cemetery in California, while a sports hall in Babadag, Romania, bears his name.
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Full Biography
|Aurel Toma (July 30, 1911 – August 25, 1980) 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. 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. Toma was the only boxer to knock out Benny Lynch. He is buried at the Riverside National Cemetery, in Riverside, California. A sports hall in Babadag, Romania is named after him.
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