A Snapshot of Hall of Fame Boxer Tony DeMarco Who Has Passed Away at Age 89

By Arne K. Lang - The Sweet Science

Former world welterweight champion Tony DeMarco, inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame with the class of 2019, passed away late last night at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston at age 89.

A Boston native, born Leonardo Liotta to immigrants from Sicily — his father, like the father of Rocky Marciano, was a shoemaker — DeMarco won the title with a 14th-round stoppage of Johnny Saxton at Boston Garden on April 1, 1955. Saxton was making the first defense of the title he won from Kid Gavilan.

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International Hall of Fame Welterweight
Tony Demarco Passes - Age 89!

October 11th) Where at SBB we are sad to report the passing of Hall of Fame welterweight, Tony Demarco early this morning.

Born to Sicilian immigrants Vincent and Giacomina, DeMarco grew up in the North End neighborhood of Boston.

Career
Due to the minimum age of eighteen, in order to box professionally, Liotta used the birth certificate of Tony DeMarco so that he could compete. DeMarco had his first professional fight when he was sixteen years old. On October 21, 1948, he knocked out Mestor Jones in one round.

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