Tony Badea

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

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

Professional boxing 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 1⁄2 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 in Canada 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. Over there Tony 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
Professional record summary
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) Kris Andrews TKO 1 (6), 1:59 June 20, 2008 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
35 Win 27–6–1 (1) Claudio Ortiz DQ 5 (6), 2:05 May 16, 2008 Italian Cultural Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
34 Win 26–6–1 (1) Justin Berger TKO 2 (6), 1:15 Mar 28, 2008 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
33 Loss 25–6–1 (1) Verno Phillips TKO 4 (10), 3:00 July 19, 2002 Yakama Legends Casino, Toppenish, Washington
32 Loss 25–5–1 (1) Darrell Woods TKO 7 (10), 2:29 May 31, 2002 Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Oregon
31 Win 25–4–1 (1) Wayne Harris UD 8 Sep 20, 2001 Edmonton, Alberta
30 Loss 24–4–1 (1) Richard Williams TKO 3 (12), 0:47 Jan 23, 2001 Leisure Centre, West Sussex Crawley Lost Commonwealth Super Welterweight Title
29 Win 24–3–1 (1) Gilberto Flores UD 10 Nov 17, 2000 Sala Sporturilor Olympia, Ploiești, Romania
28 Loss 23–3–1 (1) Juan Carlos Candelo UD 10 June 9, 2000 Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York
27 Win 23–2–1 (1) Paulo Alejandro Sanchez SD 10 April 6, 2000 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
26 Win 22–2–1 (1) Gavin Topp UD 12 Nov 19, 1999 Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Retained Commonwealth Super Welterweight Title
25 Win 21–2–1 (1) Mario L'Esperance TKO 6 (8) Aug 12, 1999 Slave Lake, Alberta
24 Win 20–2–1 (1) Manny Sobral KO 6 (12) June 24, 1999 Edmonton, Alberta Retained CBF Super Welterweight Title
Won Commonwealth Super Welterweight Title
23 Win 19–2–1 (1) Greg Johnson RTD 5 (12), 3:00 Feb 23, 1999 Edmonton, Alberta Won Vacant CBF Super Welterweight Title
22 Win 18–2–1 (1) Aaron McLaurine UD 10 April 21, 1998 Edmonton, Alberta
21 Win 17–2–1 (1) Greg Johnson TKO 3 Feb 13, 1998 Edmonton, Alberta
20 Loss 16–2–1 (1) Manny Sobral TD 11 (12) June 12, 1997 Edmonton, Alberta For CBF Super Welterweight Title
19 Win 16–1–1 (1) Anthony Ivory UD 12 Mar 27, 1997 Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta Won IBO Inter-Continental Super Welterweight Title
18 Win 15–1–1 (1) James Stokes TKO 2 (8), 1:48 Feb 13, 1997 The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada
17 Win 14–1–1 (1) Jeff Johnson UD 8 Dec 15, 1996 Edmonton, Alberta
16 Win 13–1–1 (1) Derrick Coleman TKO 10 Oct 7, 1996 Edmonton, Alberta
15 Draw 12–1–1 (1) Derrick Coleman PTS 8 Aug 29, 1996 International Plaza Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
14 Loss 12–1 (1) Fitz Vanderpool TKO 6 (12) April 19, 1996 Argicom Edmonton, Alberta For CBF Welterweight Title
13 Win 12–0 (1) Bryon Mackie UD 10 Jan 25, 1996 Edmonton, Alberta
12 Win 11–0 (1) Phil Clarson TKO 3 Dec 7, 1995 Fort McMurray, Alberta
11 Win 10–0 (1) Dezi Ford UD 10 Oct 25, 1995 Mayfield Inn, Edmonton, Alberta
10 Win 9–0 (1) Alan Harper TKO 9 (10), 1:22 Aug 14, 1995 Italian Cultural Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
9 Win 8–0 (1) Darrell Cottrell TKO 6 (10), 1:36 June 27, 1995 Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
8 Win 7–0 (1) Ron Pasek UD 6 April 28, 1995 Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
7 NC 6–0 (1) Tracy Anderson ND 2 Mar 31, 1995 Burnaby, British Columbia
6 Win 6–0 Brian Ramsden TKO 2 (6) Feb 24, 1995 Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
5 Win 5–0 Chris Coleman TKO 5 (6) Jan 26, 1995 Italian Cultural Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
4 Win 4–0 Rob Stowell TKO 3 (6) Dec 9, 1994 Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
3 Win 3–0 Terry Fowler TKO 4 (6), 1:19 Oct 21, 1994 Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2 Win 2–0 Darren Kenny KO 3 (6) Sep 15, 1994 Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
1 Win 1–0 Mike Kennedy TKO 4 (6) Mar 22, 1994 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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