Tony Pep
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Tony Pep is a boxer from New Westminster, British Columbia
. He had a record of 42 wins (23 of which were by knockout
), 10 losses, and 1 draw.
During his career, Pep held the Commonwealth super featherweight title, the IBO lightweight title and the Canadian lightweight and featherweight titles. He made an unsuccessful bid for the WBO super featherweight
title, losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Regilio Tuur
on March 9, 1995.
On June 14, 1998, Tony Pep fought boxing great, Floyd Mayweather. He lost a convincing unanimous decision.
He now runs Pep's Boxing in New Westminster.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He had a record of 42 wins (23 of which were by knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
), 10 losses, and 1 draw.
During his career, Pep held the Commonwealth super featherweight title, the IBO lightweight title and the Canadian lightweight and featherweight titles. He made an unsuccessful bid for the WBO super featherweight
Super Featherweight
Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....
title, losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Regilio Tuur
Regilio Tuur
Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Amateur career:...
on March 9, 1995.
On June 14, 1998, Tony Pep fought boxing great, Floyd Mayweather. He lost a convincing unanimous decision.
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He now runs Pep's Boxing in New Westminster.