Barry Audia boxeur

Barry Alan Audia (born August 1, 1957) (alias "The Pennington Pounder") is a former professional boxer from Pennington Gap, Virginia. He began his boxing career in the early 1970s and turned professional in 1980. His ranking as a boxer peaked in the mid-1980s at number 7 in the world.Barry Audia had 35 professional bouts. Out of these, he won 30 (KO 18) and lost 5 (KO 1). He traveled to various places across the continental United States and to parts of Europe for his fights. Audia fought notable boxers such as Errol Christie, Giovanni Bovenzi, and Thomas Hearns as an amateur.citation neededAfter his last successful fight against Gary Thomas in Bristol, Tennessee, Audia officially resigned as a professional boxer. He now runs and operates Audia’s Boxing Gym in Pennington Gap, VA.In 1989, he met his present wife Paula. The couple married in 1991. They are still together with one son, Barry Alan Audia II. He is now a middle school science teacher and high school golf coach in Lee County, Virginia, where Audia was born and has resided for most of his life.citation needed