PEP, WILLIE-PHIL TERRANOVA OFFICIAL PROGRAM (1945)

HISTORY: On February 19,1945 at Madison Square Garden in New York world featherweight champion Willie Pep defended his title against Phil Terranova in a featured bout. Pep would win the bout by a 15 round unanimous decision. Although Pep won easily he did have cuts on both eyes and was bleeding from his nose. Terranova was cut as well. No judge gave Terranova more than 5 rounds. The crowd produced a disappointing gate of $48, 701. This was Pep's last fight before entering the army. Presented here is the official program for the bout.

FULL DESCRIPTION: This program measures 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. The program contains 48 pages and is scored in ink on the first page. The program has a few scuffs and a small nick out of the cover. The cover page is coming loose from the spine and has chipping along the spine edge. The inside pages are clean. The back cover has two small tears on the bottom edge.