Codice albumGBB-F-004887

Codice inventarioGBB-F-004887-0000

1933, ITALY : The italian Middleweight boxeur ODDONE PIAZZA (Valli del Pasubio, Vicenza 1908 - Boston, USA, 1967), cover of illustrated sport magazine CAMPIONI DEL GIORNO by La Gazzetta dello Sport, 15 november 1933. Piazza arrived on the Roma with the Italian National Boxing Team on January 27, 1930, to compete in an International Tournament against the United States and Germany in Boston (Feb 3), New York (Feb 10), and Grand Rapids (Feb 17). He was scheduled to return to Italy on Feb 22nd. But circumstances allowed Piazza and Werther Arcelli to remain in Boston where they turned professional. He returned to Italy for several years before returning to the United States. He later became a US citizen and settled in Dorchester, MA.

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