POLICE HUNTING THIEVES WHO STOLE PRICELESS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 13 Nov 2015
Police are hunting for thieves who stole six priceless world championship belts, from the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.
The World Boxing Council reports that the break in happened at 2:45 am of last Thursday.
The thieves smashed stands, stealing four world championship belts from the legendary welterweight and middleweight divisions of Carmen Basilio. They also stole two belts of middleweight champion Tony Zale.
This is the first burglary in 25 years of existence of the Hall of Fame. Police are keeping a keen lookout for the memorabilia, as there could be attempts to sell them on the black market.
The WBC website stated that the main target of the thieves appears to have been Carmen Basilio, who was born in Canastota, New York. Carmen's legendary achievements which included a victory over Sugar Ray Robinson, motivated the population of the town to create the international Hall of Fame.
The Police Department in coordination with the museum have distributed images of the stolen belts.
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