Randolph Turpin signed b&w photograph and cigarette case, photograph signed in blue ink, 5.5 by 3.5in.; with a silvered metal rectangular cigarette case, with engine-turned decoration, 14 by 8.5cm., (2)Randolph Turpin (1928-1966) English boxer in the 1940s and 1950s, became World Middleweight champion in 1951 when he defeated Sugar Ray Robinson on points at Earls Court on 10th July wo a crowd of 18,000. Becoming the first British fighter to hold the title since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1891. A rematch took place on 12th September 1951 at the Polo Grounds New York when the fight was stopped by the referee with Sugar Ray Robinson winning the bout. His amateur career commenced at the Leamington Boys Club and continued in the Royal Navy during the late 1940s.In his professional career he had 75 recorded fights, with 66 wins, forty-four by KO and eight losses with one draw. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001. Provenance: Vendor's father was given the items by Randolph Turpin during a family visit.
£100 - £150
Randolph Turpin signed b&w photograph and cigarette case, photograph signed in blue ink, 5.5 by 3.5in.; with a silvered metal rectangular cigarette case, with engine-turned decoration, 14 by 8.5cm., (2)Randolph Turpin (1928-1966) English boxer in the 1940s and 1950s, became World Middleweight champion in 1951 when he defeated Sugar Ray Robinson on points at Earls Court on 10th July wo a crowd of 18,000. Becoming the first British fighter to hold the title since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1891. A rematch took place on 12th September 1951 at the Polo Grounds New York when the fight was stopped by the referee with Sugar Ray Robinson winning the bout. His amateur career commenced at the Leamington Boys Club and continued in the Royal Navy during the late 1940s.In his professional career he had 75 recorded fights, with 66 wins, forty-four by KO and eight losses with one draw. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001. Provenance: Vendor's father was given the items by Randolph Turpin during a family visit.