June Premium Card and Memorabilia auction ending June 26-27
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/27/2021
This lot closes on June 27, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT for initial bids. Sugar Ray Leonard had been weaving in and out of retirement when he faced off against Hector “Macho” Camacho on March 1st, 1997, at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City for the IBC Middleweight Championship The 40-year old Leonard, who was at that time recently inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame, faced off against the 34-year old Camacho. Camacho, who had not had a major title fight since his loss to Felix Trinidad in 1994, was eager to face the vaunted boxer. Camacho would go after Leonard from the opening bell, delivering blow upon blow, opening up a cut above Leonard’s eye in the fourth round. Camacho would drop Leonard with a right followed by two uppercuts. Leonard would get up, but couldn’t stem the tide of Camacho’s vicious blows, retreating to the ropes where the referee called the fight, making Camacho the only boxer to ever knock out Leonard. Leonard would retire for the last time after the fight. This presented size medium 100% acetate Ceasars Atlantic City jacket was worn by. Camacho before his historic bout with Sugar Ray Leonard. The black seven-button jacket gives off a luminous and shiny aura and features “CEASARS ATLANTIC CITY” embroidered in gold on the left chest. A tag on the inside collar is labeled “CEASARS HOME OF CHAMPIONS” and contains a size “Medium” flag. The back of the jacket is labeled “DEFYING THE ODDS.” embroidered in white on the back of the jacket. “SUGAR RAY LEONARD vs. HECTOR “MACHO” CAMACHO” appears embroidered in red with silver trim. “SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1997 ATLANTIC CITY CONVENTION CENTER” embroidered in red. “CEASARS” is embroidered in gold with “ATLANTIC CITY” embroidered in white both appear on the back of the jacket. The jacket contains wear of the fabric on the bottom of the jacket and pilling of the black fabric around the collar, and stains just below the back collar. The pre-fight worn black jacket worn by Camacho before his fight with Sugar Ray Leonard comes directly from one of Camacho’s former managers with a corresponding letter of provenance that will be included.