The 1920's Jack Hood Lonsdale Belt Is An Auction Knockout!
- Written by Mary Knowles
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This afternoon the eagerly anticipated Welter Weight Championship Challenge belt awarded to Jack Hood in 1926 sold for an impressive £36,000 at auction!
The Birmingham Boxer’s Lonsdale belt was estimated at £15,000 - £20,000 and had everybody on tenterhooks as the bidding battle commenced.
The winning bid went to a local businessman from the West Midlands, who will now take home an exquisite piece of boxing history.
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