LEONARD, SUGAR RAY-DONNY LALONDE PRESS CREDENTIAL (1988)

Sugar Ray Leonard fought Don Lalonde on November 7, 1988 in Las Vegas. Leonard knocked Lalonde out in the 9th round to win the WBC Light Heavyweight and Super Middleweight Titles. Presented here is an official press pass used by Jerry izenberg.Jerry Izenberg (born 1930) is a sports journalist with the Newark, New Jersey Star-Ledger. His career with the Star-Ledger began in 1951 while he was still a student at Rutgers University, Newark, but was interrupted for several years during which he served in the Korean War. Izenberg has covered many memorable sporting events and figures of the late Twentieth Century, including Sonny Werblin's ownership of the New York Jets, the boxing career of Muhammad Ali, and the Loma Prieta earthquake which interrupted the 1989 World Series. In 1997, Izenberg was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey and in 2000 he won the Red Smith Award from the Associated Press Sports Editors.
This pass measures 4 inches by 7 inches.The pass is clean,no creasees and comes in its original plastic holder.The plastic holder has slightly yellowed over time.