Tony "Bad Boy" Badea (born 2 May 1974) is a

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retired

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Career

Badea competed as

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and

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between the 1990s and 2000s. He won the Canada Welterweight title, Canada Light Middleweight title,

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(IBO) Inter-Continental light middleweight title, and Commonwealth Super Welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

to , i.e.

Personal life

Badea was born in

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and immigrated to

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, 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

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. 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.

Championships and accomplishments

* Canadian Boxing Federation **CBF Super Welterweight Championship (One time) * Commonwealth Boxing Council ** Commonwealth Super Welterweight Championship (One time) *

**IBO Inter-Continental Super Welterweight Championship (One time)

Professional boxing record

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Juan Carlos Candelo Juan Carlos García (born January 10, 1974) is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2014. He challenged for the IBF light middleweight title in 2003. Professional career Candelo last fought in 2014, losing by TKO to Ab ...

, UD , 10 , June 9, 2000 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 27 , Win , 23–2–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Paulo Alejandro Sanchez , SD , 10 , April 6, 2000 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 26 , Win , 22–2–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Gavin Topp , UD , 12 , Nov 19, 1999 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 25 , Win , 21–2–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Mario L'Esperance , TKO , 6 (8) , Aug 12, 1999 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 24 , Win , 20–2–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;",

Manny Sobral Manuel "Manny" Sobral (born September 12, 1968) is the former Canadian and IBO Champion of the World, competing in the Super welterweight division. A resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, he represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Se ...

, KO , 6 (12) , June 24, 1999 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 23 , Win , 19–2–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Greg Johnson , RTD , 5 (12), 3:00 , Feb 23, 1999 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 22 , Win , 18–2–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Aaron McLaurine , UD , 10 , April 21, 1998 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 21 , Win , 17–2–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Greg Johnson , TKO , 3 , Feb 13, 1998 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 20 , Loss , 16–2–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;",

, TD , 11 (12) , June 12, 1997 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 19 , Win , 16–1–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Anthony Ivory , UD , 12 , Mar 27, 1997 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 18 , Win , 15–1–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", James Stokes , TKO , 2 (8), 1:48 , Feb 13, 1997 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 17 , Win , 14–1–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Jeff Johnson , UD , 8 , Dec 15, 1996 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 16 , Win , 13–1–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Derrick Coleman , TKO , 10 , Oct 7, 1996 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 15 , Draw , 12–1–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Derrick Coleman , PTS , 8 , Aug 29, 1996 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 14 , Loss , 12–1 (1) , style="text-align:left;",

Fitz Vanderpool Fitzroy "Fitz the Whip" Vanderpool is one of Canada's most decorated professional champions holding 6 title belts. Born November 3, 1967, in Trinidad and Tobago, he's a Canadian professional boxer who held the Canada Boxing Authority (NBA) Middl ...

, TKO , 6 (12) , April 19, 1996 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 13 , Win , 12–0 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Bryon Mackie , UD , 10 , Jan 25, 1996 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 12 , Win , 11–0 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Phil Clarson , TKO , 3 , Dec 7, 1995 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 11 , Win , 10–0 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Dezi Ford , UD , 10 , Oct 25, 1995 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 10 , Win , 9–0 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Alan Harper , TKO , 9 (10), 1:22 , Aug 14, 1995 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 9 , Win , 8–0 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Darrell Cottrell , TKO , 6 (10), 1:36 , June 27, 1995 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 8 , Win , 7–0 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Ron Pasek , UD , 6 , April 28, 1995 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 7 , style="background:#DDD", , 6–0 (1) , style="text-align:left;", Tracy Anderson , ND , 2 , Mar 31, 1995 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 6 , Win , 6–0 , style="text-align:left;", Brian Ramsden , TKO , 2 (6) , Feb 24, 1995 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 5 , Win , 5–0 , style="text-align:left;", Chris Coleman , TKO , 5 (6) , Jan 26, 1995 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 4 , Win , 4–0 , style="text-align:left;", Rob Stowell , TKO , 3 (6) , Dec 9, 1994 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 3 , Win , 3–0 , style="text-align:left;", Terry Fowler , TKO , 4 (6), 1:19 , Oct 21, 1994 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 2 , Win , 2–0 , style="text-align:left;", Darren Kenny , KO , 3 (6) , Sep 15, 1994 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 1 , Win , 1–0 , style="text-align:left;", Mike Kennedy , TKO , 4 (6) , Mar 22, 1994 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Badea, Tony 1974 births Canadian male boxers Light-middleweight boxers Middleweight boxers Commonwealth Boxing Council champions Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Edmonton Romanian emigrants to Canada Super-middleweight boxers Welterweight boxers Living people Romanian male boxers