Tony Pep


Tony Pep is a Canadian former professional boxer. He has a record of 42 wins, 10 losses, and 1 draw.

Early life

Pep grew up in east Vancouver. When Pep was 11 years old his mother died from an overdose of drugs. Pep never met his father and was put in several group homes.

Boxing career

During his career, Pep held the Commonwealth super featherweight title, the IBO lightweight title and the Canadian lightweight and featherweight titles. In December of 1985 Pep defeated Ian Clyde to win the Canadian featherweight championship. In February of 1992 Pep defeated Paul Harvey to win the Commonwealth super featherweight title. He made an unsuccessful bid for the WBO super featherweight title, losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Regilio Tuur on March 9, 1995. In September of 1995 Pep lost the Commonwealth super featherweight title to Justin Juuko.
In March of 1996 Pep defeated Johar Abu Lashin to win the vacant IBO lightweight title. In December of 1996 Pep defeated Louie Espinoza to retain his IBO title. On June 14, 1998, Tony Pep fought a 16-0 Floyd Mayweather Jr. and lost by unanimous decision. In September of 2000 Pep defeated Mario Lechowski to win the Canadian lightweight championship. In March of 2001 Pep lost to Ricky Hatton in a bout for the vacant WBU Super Lightweight title. In September 2001 Pep lost his Canadian lightweight title in a rematch against Mario Lechowski.

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
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