Lot 305: Boxing News Magazine, 12 December 1980, Vol. 36 No. 50

A single issue of the newspaper-format boxing magazine Boxing News, dated 12 December 1980 (Volume 36, Number 50). The publication, in its 71st year of print, features a red and white masthead and was originally priced at 35p. The front cover is illustrated with a black-and-white photograph of Tony Sibson and Matteo Salvemini, with a caption regarding Sibson’s European title victory at the Albert Hall. The primary headline is DESTROYER!. Secondary headlines on the cover include references to Thomas Hearns, Charlie Magri, Stan Ward, and John L. Gardner. The issue contains reports on the contemporary boxing scene and British fighter ratings.