Six historic championship belts, dating back to the 19^th
century, are among the prized artifacts included in the world renowned boxing
collection of Stanley Weston and Toby Weston Cone, to be auctioned by Geppi’s
Memorabilia Road Show in October.

The collection is considered the
largest to come to the market in a single auction, and for a long time, a
significant portion of it comprised the Boxing Hall of Fame in the old Madison
Square Garden in New York City. It was curated by the late Stanley Weston, the
illustrator and publisher who was long associated with The Ring Magazine,
and his daughter Toby Weston Cone.

The “gem” of the belts is the
championship belt won by “Jem” (James) Mace, the great 19^th century
British boxing champion, considered the first significant boxer to embrace the
Marquess of Queensberry rules of boxing. This was the world middleweight
championship belt presented to Mace when he defeated Sam Hurst for the title.
It is sterling silver with a lion on the back panel and four figures to the left
and right panels, with the front panel inscribed.

Also in the collection
is the Police Gazette Belt, the lightweight championship belt of the Asiatic
Continent, won by Richard K. Fox of New York; the Erbito Salvarria Ring Magazine
Championship Belt, won by the flyweight in Thailand in 1970; a 1920 Sterling
Championship Belt awarded to welterweight champ Willie Farrell; The Ring
Magazine Championship Belt won by flyweight champion Efren Torres of Mexico City
in 1969; and the Rocky Kansas Championship Belt, presented to the lightweight
champion Rocky Kansas in 1926 from the Boxing Writers Association of New
York.

The belts are lavish, striking and historic, and are already
gaining international attention.

The auction, by phone, fax and email, will also include the Bert Padell
Collection, one of the largest single consignor auctions since Barry Halper, the
Arthur Richman Collection, from the longtime sportswriter and club executive,
and consignments from Orioles great Brooks Robinson. The boxing portion
concludes October 25, the remainder on the 27^th.

Geppi’s Memorabilia Road Show is unique in obtaining all consignments
directly from sports insiders, notably players, their families or their
representatives, or those who worked in the industry.

The company is
headquartered at 1966 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, Maryland 21093. The
telephone number is 877-ROAD-SHW. (877-762-3749). The website is www.geppismemorabiliaroadshow.com.