Tony Badea
Born (1974-05-02) 2 May 1974
Romania
NationalityRomanian Canadian
Other namesBad Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Light middleweight
Middleweight
Super middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins27 (KO 16)
Losses7 (KO 5)
Draws1
No contests1

Tony "Bad Boy" Badea (born 2 May 1974) is a Romanian Canadian retired professional boxer.[1]

Career

Badea competed as welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight and super middleweight between the 1990s and 2000s. He won the Canada Welterweight title, Canada Light Middleweight title, International Boxing Organization (IBO) Inter-Continental light middleweight title, and Commonwealth Super Welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 143+12 lb (65.1 kg; 10 st 3.5 lb), i.e. welterweight to 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb), i.e. super middleweight.[2]

Personal life

Badea was born in Romania and immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, when he was 16 years old. He is the son of Virgil Badea who was the light middleweight boxing Champion of Romania in 1961.

From 2002 until 2007, his career was interrupted because of his problems with alcoholism and drug use. In December 2007 he was found by a biker in a ditch, covered in snow, the biker announced the Gendarmery. The Gendarmery officer took Tony in the shelter for the poor across the road. Badea worked at the shelter's kitchen and followed a rehabilitation program.

After he ended his career with three last fights in 2008, he worked in a bakery where he met his wife Jody who gave birth to his daughter, Olivia.[3][4]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional boxing record

36 fights 27 wins 7 losses
By knockout 16 5
By decision 10 2
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Method Round, time Date Location Notes
36 Loss 27–7–1 (1) Canada Kris Andrews TKO 1 (6), 1:59 June 20, 2008 Canada Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
35 Win 27–6–1 (1) Canada Claudio Ortiz DQ 5 (6), 2:05 May 16, 2008 Canada Italian Cultural Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
34 Win 26–6–1 (1) Canada Justin Berger TKO 2 (6), 1:15 Mar 28, 2008 Canada Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
33 Loss 25–6–1 (1) United States Verno Phillips TKO 4 (10), 3:00 July 19, 2002 United States Yakama Legends Casino, Toppenish, Washington
32 Loss 25–5–1 (1) United States Darrell Woods TKO 7 (10), 2:29 May 31, 2002 United States Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Oregon
31 Win 25–4–1 (1) Guyana Wayne Harris UD 8 Sep 20, 2001 Canada Edmonton, Alberta
30 Loss 24–4–1 (1) United Kingdom Richard Williams TKO 3 (12), 0:47 Jan 23, 2001 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, West Sussex Crawley Lost Commonwealth Super Welterweight Title
29 Win 24–3–1 (1) Mexico Gilberto Flores UD 10 Nov 17, 2000 Romania Sala Sporturilor Olympia, Ploiești, Romania
28 Loss 23–3–1 (1) Colombia Juan Carlos Candelo UD 10 June 9, 2000 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York
27 Win 23–2–1 (1) Argentina Paulo Alejandro Sanchez SD 10 April 6, 2000 Canada Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
26 Win 22–2–1 (1) Australia Gavin Topp UD 12 Nov 19, 1999 Canada Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Retained Commonwealth Super Welterweight Title
25 Win 21–2–1 (1) United States Mario L'Esperance TKO 6 (8) Aug 12, 1999 Canada Slave Lake, Alberta
24 Win 20–2–1 (1) Spain Manny Sobral KO 6 (12) June 24, 1999 Canada Edmonton, Alberta Retained CBF Super Welterweight Title
Won Commonwealth Super Welterweight Title
23 Win 19–2–1 (1) Jamaica Greg Johnson RTD 5 (12), 3:00 Feb 23, 1999 Canada Edmonton, Alberta Won Vacant CBF Super Welterweight Title
22 Win 18–2–1 (1) United States Aaron McLaurine UD 10 April 21, 1998 Canada Edmonton, Alberta
21 Win 17–2–1 (1) Jamaica Greg Johnson TKO 3 Feb 13, 1998 Canada Edmonton, Alberta
20 Loss 16–2–1 (1) Spain Manny Sobral TD 11 (12) June 12, 1997 Canada Edmonton, Alberta For CBF Super Welterweight Title
19 Win 16–1–1 (1) United States Anthony Ivory UD 12 Mar 27, 1997 Canada Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Won IBO Inter-Continental Super Welterweight Title
18 Win 15–1–1 (1) United States James Stokes TKO 2 (8), 1:48 Feb 13, 1997 United States The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada
17 Win 14–1–1 (1) United States Jeff Johnson UD 8 Dec 15, 1996 Canada Edmonton, Alberta
16 Win 13–1–1 (1) United States Derrick Coleman TKO 10 Oct 7, 1996 Canada Edmonton, Alberta
15 Draw 12–1–1 (1) United States Derrick Coleman PTS 8 Aug 29, 1996 Canada International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
14 Loss 12–1 (1) Trinidad and Tobago Fitz Vanderpool TKO 6 (12) April 19, 1996 Canada Argicom Edmonton, Alberta For CBF Welterweight Title
13 Win 12–0 (1) Canada Bryon Mackie UD 10 Jan 25, 1996 Canada Edmonton, Alberta
12 Win 11–0 (1) Guam Phil Clarson TKO 3 Dec 7, 1995 Canada Fort McMurray, Alberta
11 Win 10–0 (1) United States Dezi Ford UD 10 Oct 25, 1995 Canada Mayfield Inn, Edmonton, Alberta
10 Win 9–0 (1) Canada Alan Harper TKO 9 (10), 1:22 Aug 14, 1995 Canada Italian Cultural Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
9 Win 8–0 (1) United States Darrell Cottrell TKO 6 (10), 1:36 June 27, 1995 Canada Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
8 Win 7–0 (1) Canada Ron Pasek UD 6 April 28, 1995 Canada Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
7 NC 6–0 (1) Canada Tracy Anderson ND 2 Mar 31, 1995 Canada Burnaby, British Columbia
6 Win 6–0 Canada Brian Ramsden TKO 2 (6) Feb 24, 1995 Canada Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
5 Win 5–0 Canada Chris Coleman TKO 5 (6) Jan 26, 1995 Canada Italian Cultural Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
4 Win 4–0 Canada Rob Stowell TKO 3 (6) Dec 9, 1994 Canada Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
3 Win 3–0 Canada Terry Fowler TKO 4 (6), 1:19 Oct 21, 1994 Canada Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2 Win 2–0 Canada Darren Kenny KO 3 (6) Sep 15, 1994 Canada Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
1 Win 1–0 Canada Mike Kennedy TKO 4 (6) Mar 22, 1994 Canada Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Professional debut

References

  1. "Canadian Tony Badea Goes to New York".
  2. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Am învins moartea!" [I defeated death!] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. "Numele meu e Badea, Bad Boy Badea. O poveste despre mărire şi decădere, extaz şi agonie, droguri şi alcool" [My name is Badea, Bad Boy Badea. A story about magnification and decay, ecstasy and agony, drugs and alcohol] (in Romanian). puterea.ro. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. "Canadian Boxing Federation Super Welterweight Championship history".
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