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Memorabilia relating to the London 1948 Olympic Games South African boxer Desmond Williams, a green wool team blazer tailored by Tugson with the reebo

Hammer Price:
£360
Estimated Price:

£400 - £600

Memorabilia relating to the London 1948 Olympic Games South African boxer Desmond Williams, a green wool team blazer tailored by Tugson with the reebok breast pocket badge inscribed OLYMPIC GAMES TEAM, LONDON 1948; sold together with Williams's green & gold boxing trunks from the Games; a 1948 Olympic Games boxing programme; sold together with a pair of Williams's trunks worn in provincial boxing matches in South Africa (4) Williams fought in the flyweight category at the 1948 Games, but more generally competed in the bantamweight division. In London he was eliminated in the 2nd Round by the Argentine Perez.