Tony Pep
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1964 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox stance |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 53 |
| Wins | 42 |
| Win by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 1 |
Tony Pep (born September 14, 1964) is a Canadian former professional boxer. He has a record of 42 wins (22 of which were by knockout), 10 losses, and 1 draw.
Early life
[edit]Pep grew up in east Vancouver.[1] When Pep was 11 years old his mother died from an overdose of drugs.[1] Pep never met his father and was put in several group homes.[1]
Boxing career
[edit]During his career, Pep held the Commonwealth super featherweight title, the IBO lightweight title and the Canadian lightweight and featherweight titles.[2] In December 1985 Pep defeated Ian Clyde to win the Canadian featherweight championship.[2] In February 1992 Pep defeated Paul Harvey to win the Commonwealth super featherweight title.[2] He made an unsuccessful bid for the WBO super featherweight title, losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Regilio Tuur on March 9, 1995.[2] In September of 1995 Pep lost the Commonwealth super featherweight title to Justin Juuko.[2]
In March 1996 Pep defeated Johar Abu Lashin to win the vacant IBO lightweight title.[2] In December 1996 Pep defeated Louie Espinoza to retain his IBO title.[2] On June 14, 1998, Tony Pep fought a 16-0 Floyd Mayweather Jr. and lost by unanimous decision.[3][1][2] In September 2000 Pep defeated Mario Lechowski to win the Canadian lightweight championship.[2] In March 2001 Pep lost to Ricky Hatton in a bout for the vacant WBU Super Lightweight title.[4][2] In September 2001 Pep lost his Canadian lightweight title in a rematch against Mario Lechowski.[2]
Professional boxing record
[edit]All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[2] unless otherwise stated.
| 53 fights | 42 wins | 10 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 22 | 2 |
| By decision | 20 | 8 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | More |
|---|
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Vancouver's Tony Pep had Early Introduction to Floyd Mayweather". Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "BoxRec: Tony Pep". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Tony Pep". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "Ricky Hatton Obituary". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Tony Pep
- Boxing record for Tony Pep from BoxRec (registration required)
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