Tony Ayala Jr boxer

Tony Ayala Jr boxer
bouts
33
won
31
lost
2
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
super welterweight
Debut
1980-06-17
Height
5′ 7½″/171cm
Reach
68″/173cm
Age
52
Born
1963-02-13
Death
2015-05-12
Nationality
USA

Antonio Ayala Jr. (February 13, 1963 – May 12, 2015) was an American professional boxer who competed in the light middleweight division. He began his professional career in 1980, and by 1982 he had compiled a record of 22 wins and no losses, with 19 knockouts. Ayala was born to a boxing family, and had three brothers who were boxers, Mike Ayala, Paulie Ayala and Sammy Ayala. Tony Ayala is considered one of the most promising boxing wasted talents by boxing writers and historians, as his career cut short after he was imprisoned in 1983, at the age of 19. His first shot at the world title never happened due to his personal troubles and later conviction, while his second shot proved unsuccessful, as he was 40 years old and out-of-shape by that time.Ayala was born in San Antonio, Texas. Tony is the brother of former boxers Mike Ayala and Sammy Ayala and the son of trainer Tony Ayala, Sr.Many have said Ayala was a boxing prodigy, he first fought at the age of five, at the age of six he avenged his first defeat. At the age of eight, he was rumored to suffer his last loss. At fourteen, he was battering a world champion around the ring. At 15, he knocked out Sugar Ray Leonard's older brother, Roger Leonard. At that point, his achievements was a bit overshadowed by his older brother Mike, who turned pro in 1975, and by the early 1980 was the number one ranked super bantamweight fighter in the world, so Tony was dubbed simply the "other fighting Ayala." National Golden Gloves (165 lbs), Indianapolis, Indiana, March 1979: National Sports Festival (165 lbs), Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 1979:Ayala won National Junior Olympic titles in 1977 and 1978 as well as a National Golden Gloves championship in 1979, compiling an amateur record of 140–8 with sixty knockouts. He was one of Olympic hopefuls for the 1980 Summer Olympics, but turned pro instead of qualifying at the National Olympic Trials in Atlanta, Georgia (as Ayala withdrew, Charles Carter qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team in the middleweight class, but the U.S. participation was canceled soon thereafter due to the boycott).

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2003-04-25 Anthony Bonsante WWWDWW Thunderbird Wild West Casino, Norman LOST
Technical knockout
2002-09-06 Lee Fortune LWLWLL Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Saint Paul WIN
KO
2002-05-03 Urbano Gurrola WLLWLL Randy's Ballroom, San Antonio WIN
KO
2001-11-09 Manuel Lopez WWWWWL Sunset Station, San Antonio WIN
Technical knockout
2001-07-31 Santos Cardona WWLWLW Sunset Station, San Antonio WIN
Unanimous decision
2000-07-28 Luis Ramon Campas WWLWWL Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio LOST
Corner retirement
2000-05-19 Gerald Coleman WLLLLL Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth WIN
KO
2000-04-14 Jorge Luis Vado LLWWWL Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio WIN
KO
1999-12-11 Tony Menefee WWLWW Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio WIN
Technical knockout
1999-09-24 Robert Koon DWLLLW Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi WIN
Technical knockout
1999-08-20 Manuel Esparza LWWWL Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio WIN
Technical knockout
1982-11-20 Carlos Herrera WWWLWW Convention Hall, Atlantic City WIN
KO
1982-08-01 Robbie Epps WWWWWL Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio WIN
Technical knockout
1982-06-26 Curtis Ramsey WLWWWL Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth WIN
Unanimous decision
1982-05-02 Steve Gregory WWWLWW Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa WIN
Technical knockout
1982-04-10 Dario De Asa WLWLLW Astro Arena, Houston WIN
KO
1982-02-26 Nat King LDWWWW Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio WIN
KO
1982-01-15 James Waire WLLLWL Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth WIN
Technical knockout
1981-12-10 JJ Cottrell WWWLLL Ice World, Totowa WIN
Technical knockout
1981-09-16 Jose Baquedano WWWWLW Caesars Palace, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1981-08-23 Nicanor Camacho WWWWWD Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio WIN
Unanimous decision
1981-06-25 Jerry Cheatham WWWLWD Astrodome, Houston WIN
Technical knockout
1981-05-23 Pat Hallacy DLWLWW San Remo WIN
Technical knockout
1981-04-25 Agapito Ramirez LLLLLL Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix WIN
Technical knockout
1981-03-28 Mario Maldonado LWLWLW Carrier Dome, Syracuse WIN
KO
1981-01-16 Jose Luis Baltazar DLLLLW HemisFair Arena, San Antonio WIN
Technical knockout
1980-12-20 Earl Liburd LLWLWL Kingsbridge Armory, Bronx WIN
KO
1980-11-20 Lester Groves LDWLDL Ice World, Totowa WIN
KO
1980-11-01 Mike Baker WWWLWL Caesars Tahoe, Stateline WIN
Unanimous decision
1980-09-18 Archie Andrews WWLLLL Ice World, Totowa WIN
KO
1980-07-28 Manuel Torres LLLLWW Memorial Civic Center, Corpus Christi WIN
KO
1980-07-15 German Marquez WLLWLL Royal Palace Ballroom, San Antonio WIN
KO
1980-06-17 Zip Castillo WLLLWL Royal Palace Ballroom, San Antonio WIN
KO