Aurel Toma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aurel Toma

Romanian boxer

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1911

Place of Birth: Babadag, Tulcea County, Romania

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1980

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Aurel Toma (July 30, 1911 – 25 August 1980) was a Romanian professional boxer of Bulgarian origin 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.A sports hall in Babadag, Romania is named after him.