[Commemorative Boxing silk] Ben Jordan 8 stone 6 lbs Champion of England matched with Tommy White of USA 1897

London, 1897

Silk scarf, headed with crossed flags of Great Britain and the USA, text below and all contained within a dark blue double line border.

900 by 900mm (35½ by 35½ inches).
NB. this item is Unframed - framed image shown in room setting is for reference only

Ben Jordan [1873-1945], was a British featherweight boxer who took the British World Featherweight Championship on 29 May 1899 in a ninth round knockout against Harry Greenfield at the National Sporting Club in London, England.

Tommy White was known as the ‘Board of Trade Pet’ [1870]

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