On another thread we discussed Mike Marino defending a title after turning sixty but surely there may have been others who did likewise.Count Bartelli retired at a reported 63 years old but not sure if he still held the Commonwealth heavyweight title at this time.Can anyone confirm this? Also,Alan Colbeck could be another candidate.
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Yes Mike died 6 weeks shy of 60 and was truly an Anglo Italian. His middle name was Luigi and his mother was Assienta Caira born London , but crucially his maternal grandparents were both Italian. Jauseppi Caira was an Ice Cream Vendor in Fulham at the time of Marino's birth.