17/02/2022

BBBofC, Thomas Fattorini and the Lonsdale Belt

The BBBofC are delighted that Thomas Fattorini’s are once again sponsoring and supplying trophies for this year’s Annual Awards.

Fattorini’s have been producing the prestigious Lord Lonsdale belt for many years. A total of 22 Lord Lonsdale Challenge Belts were issued by the National Sporting Club until the British Boxing Board of Control began its governance in 1929 and began awarding the belts. The belts then became the property of any champion who won three title fights in a division. This has since been changed to four wins including one mandatory contest.

Heavyweight Henry Cooper won three Lord Lonsdale Challenge Belts outright in his seventeen year professional career. The most recent outright winner was Brad Foster in 2020.

General Secretary, Robert Smith said ‘We would like to thank Fattorini’s for their continued support of the BBBofC Annual Awards. We are very lucky to have a strong working relationship with Fattorini’s, who also produce, on our behalf, the best sporting trophy in the world’.

To find out more visit https://fattorini.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/LEAFLET-Lonsdale-Boxing-belt-by-Fattorini.pdf

This year’s Awards will take place on Sunday 6th March 2022. We have limited remaining tickets still available at £130 per head/£1250 for a table of 10 and can be booked on awards@bbbofc.com. Other packages are available as follows: - Platinum - £2700, to include a table of 10 in a prime location, sponsorship of an Award and an advert in the afternoon's programme. - Gold - £2000, to include a table of 10 in a premium location and an advert in the afternoon's programme. - Silver - £1600, for a table in a preferred location.