Audia fought notable boxers such as Errol Christie, Giovanni Bovenzi, and Thomas Hearns as an amateur.
[citation needed] On May 24, 1984, he defeated an undefeated Thomas Smith in the main event of a nationally televised card on ESPN to improve to a 21–0 record.
[4] After his last successful fight against Gary Thomas in Bristol, Tennessee, Audia officially resigned as a professional boxer.
[6] He is now a 6th grade 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] In 2023, he coached the Lee High school golf team to claim their second VHSL state championship.