A VINTAGE BOXING SIGN
hand-coloured canvas, inscribed "Fred Welsh, Pontypridd versus Johnny Summers, London for the Lightweight Championship of England £2,200 and The National Sporting Club Belt on November 8th 1909", framed and glazed, 34cm x 20cm
Note: Freddie Welsh (5th March 1886-29th July 1927) was a Welsh World Boxing Champion. The lightweight boxer was born in Pontypridd, Wales, and nicknamed "The Welsh Wizard".
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His opponent, Johnny Summers (21st January 1883 - 27th March 1946) was an English boxer who competed from 1901-1920 . He was the British and British Empire Commonwealth Welterweight champion with 96 wins out of 164 fights.
