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Chris Dundee
Chris Dundee (born Cristofo Mirena; February 23, 1908 – November 16, 1998) was an Italian-American boxing manager and fight promoter for 63 years. He was an older brother of Angelo Dundee.
Cristofo (Christopher) Mirena was born on February 23, 1908, in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the second eldest son of Philomena and Angelo Mirenda who had 11 children.
As a young boy, he sold candy and newspapers on trains running from Philadelphia to New York. Dundee dropped out of school and left home at 13. He later worked for a streetcar company alongside Frank Palermo, who became known as an associate of the Philadelphia crime family.
He changed his last name to Dundee as a teenager, following the lead of his older brother, Joe, who had taken the name of their boxing hero Johnny Dundee. To avoid revealing his boxing career to his parents, Joe adopted the name Dundee.
Inspired by his older brother, a South Philadelphia club fighter, he entered boxing in 1926. Chris Dundee started managing and promoting boxers in 1928. Flyweight Midget Wolgast was his first world champion, whom he managed in 1930. Between 1932 and 1950, he promoted fights in Richmond, Washington, and New York.
He moved to Norfolk, Virginia, in 1932, discovering Ken Overlin. Overlin became world middleweight champion in 1940, giving Dundee his first national exposure. His stable of fighters in Norfolk included Phil Furr, Izzy Jannazzo, Irish Jimmy Webb, and Jimmy Bell. Shortly after World War II, he pulled out of Norfolk.
His brothers joined him in the boxing business after returning from the war in the mid-1940s. Angelo went to work for Chris in 1947, sleeping in his office at the Capital Hotel in New York.
His entry into South Florida boxing began in 1946 with two shows at the Coral Gables Coliseum (now Miami Coliseum).
Chris Dundee
Chris Dundee (born Cristofo Mirena; February 23, 1908 – November 16, 1998) was an Italian-American boxing manager and fight promoter for 63 years. He was an older brother of Angelo Dundee.
Cristofo (Christopher) Mirena was born on February 23, 1908, in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the second eldest son of Philomena and Angelo Mirenda who had 11 children.
As a young boy, he sold candy and newspapers on trains running from Philadelphia to New York. Dundee dropped out of school and left home at 13. He later worked for a streetcar company alongside Frank Palermo, who became known as an associate of the Philadelphia crime family.
He changed his last name to Dundee as a teenager, following the lead of his older brother, Joe, who had taken the name of their boxing hero Johnny Dundee. To avoid revealing his boxing career to his parents, Joe adopted the name Dundee.
Inspired by his older brother, a South Philadelphia club fighter, he entered boxing in 1926. Chris Dundee started managing and promoting boxers in 1928. Flyweight Midget Wolgast was his first world champion, whom he managed in 1930. Between 1932 and 1950, he promoted fights in Richmond, Washington, and New York.
He moved to Norfolk, Virginia, in 1932, discovering Ken Overlin. Overlin became world middleweight champion in 1940, giving Dundee his first national exposure. His stable of fighters in Norfolk included Phil Furr, Izzy Jannazzo, Irish Jimmy Webb, and Jimmy Bell. Shortly after World War II, he pulled out of Norfolk.
His brothers joined him in the boxing business after returning from the war in the mid-1940s. Angelo went to work for Chris in 1947, sleeping in his office at the Capital Hotel in New York.
His entry into South Florida boxing began in 1946 with two shows at the Coral Gables Coliseum (now Miami Coliseum).