Vintage 1950s RING WORN Tony DeMarco Ben Lee Boxing Gloves Personal Memorabilia

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Original 1956 Tony DeMarco Fight Worn BenLee Boxing Gloves.
These 1950s Benlee boxing gloves were personally owned and worn by former World Welterweight Champion Tony DeMarco, who signed both in black felt tip. The last photo depicts page 103 of Tony DeMarco’s book “Nardo: Memoirs of a Boxing Champion”, DeMarco is pictured wearing these exact gloves during a bout against Gaspar Ortega at Madison Square Garden on December 21, 1956, this photo is for reference only; the book nor photo are included in this listing.
The gloves are accompanied by five other items signed by DeMarco: His original 1955 Massachusetts Boxing license. A custom-made metallic plaque, featuring an embossed image of DeMarco (a sister version of this plaque is purported to be displayed in the Sports Museum at Boston’s TD Garden); a first edition copy of Nardo: Memoirs of a Boxing Champion; and an invitation and program for ‘Honor the Champ,’ an event celebrating DeMarco at Lombardo’s in Randolph on January 14, 1998, with the program also signed on the inside by DeMarco, and the front and back covers signed by other notable Boston and New England notables like Rico Petrocelli, Vinny Paz, Johnny Pesky, Frank Malzone, Larry Eisenhauer, and Ray Flynn. Also included is a unsigned 1950s DeMarco Boxing Card. The collector I got the gloves from claims that on page 103 of the Nardo book, DeMarco is pictured wearing the gloves during a bout against Gaspar Ortega at Madison Square Garden on December 21, 1956.