My great grand uncle was a professional boxer and a ranked heavyweight prizefighter. He was also a decorated military veteran. I’d like to add more sources about him and his boxing career. Thank you wikitree family
Brother also a boxer see Vittorio J DiStefano (1911 - 1993)
Link to his FindAGrave
Note: per family sources. He was one fight from the championship belt. A sparring partner for Max Schmelling the Heavyweight world champion
Update: broken source links fixed
See https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/242267