Barry Audia
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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.[1]
Boxing career
Barry Audia had 33 professional bouts. Out of these, he won 28 (KO 16) 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 Thomas Smith,[2] Tommy Rogers, Giovanni Bovenzi, and Thomas Hearns as an amateur.[citation needed]
Life after boxing
After his last successful fight against Gary Thomas in Bristol, Tennessee, Barry Audia officially resigned as a professional boxer. He now runs and operates Audia’s Boxing Gym in Pennington Gap, VA.[3]
In 1989, he met his present wife Paula Audia. The couple married in 1991. They are still together with one son, Barry Alan Audia II.[4] They currently reside in Lee County, Virginia, where Audia was born and has lived for most of his life. [citation needed]