A lot of boxers talk about facing adversity, but few can match the trials and tribulations Tony Luis has endured in his 31 years. With an outstanding professional record of 29 wins against only four defeats, Luis has established himself as one of the most talented boxers in the Super-Lightweight division.

But it’s the battle outside the ring that has positioned the Cornwall, Ontario boxer into the championship fighter Liveco Boxing foresees.

As a teenager, Tony narrowly missed making the Canadian Olympic team headed for Beijing in 2007. Missing out on the Olympics put him in a funk that could have derailed his career.

After the 2007 loss because of a scoring malfunction, he wanted to back away from the sport. But his mother had given him a letter telling him not to waste his talent. Tony refocused and decided to turn pro.

In May of 2008 he fought his first professional bout against David Aguirre of Mexico. Tony won by unanimous decision. Five months later and following another win, Tony would lose his mother unexpectedly to a brain aneurism. Tony was scheduled to fight Mario Andrade in 11 days. Even though he was grieving, he was pulled to the ring. He knew that his mother would want him to fight. Just days after burying her, Tony beat Andrade unanimously.

Tony would keep on winning.

In 2015, Tony beat undefeated lightweight Karl Dargan with 7-1 odds stacked against him.  But, his next fight, a controversial loss to Derry Matthews three months later hardened Luis and propelled him to five straight wins, including a dominant 10-round dismantling of undefeated Cam O’Connell (15-0 10 KO’s) in June 2017 to capture the NABA Lightweight Title.

On Oct 14, 2017, Luis successfully defended his NABA Lightweight crown for the first time with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Giovanni Straffon of Mexico.

After a twelve-month layoff due to a series of bout cancellations, Luis returned to the ring on November 24th 2018 at the Montreal Casino, dominating and stopping rugged veteran Edgar Ramirez via sixth-round TKO.

On February 23, 2019, Luis stopped Jose Luis Martinez in the 8th round, followed by an impressive victory on June 21, 2019 vs. Adrian Estrella. On October 19th, 2019, Luis scored a unanimous 8-round victory in his 140lbs debut against cagey veteran Ricardo “Riky” Lara in Peterborough, ON live on UFC Fight Pass.

Along the way he also earned his college diploma in police foundations. But he did not want to become a cop and credits his mother with finding his career path outside of boxing. “There’s power in compassion and there’s power in forgiveness. Those are probably the greatest lessons she taught me growing up,” Tony says.

He became a substance abuse counselor at a boys group home, going toe-to-toe with kids he sees reflected in his own darker days. Tony is managed by his father, Jorge Luis, and since signing with Liveco Boxing in November 2016 has gone undefeated, winning eight strait bouts.