7 - RENÉ WELLER - "Dem Deutschen Meister" championship belt, awarded by the "BDB" (Federation of German Professional Boxers), featuring a large, round belt buckle with the traditional, vertically intertwined golden "BDB"- The boxing association’s logo is prominently displayed, entwined by a raised laurel wreath and surrounded on the outer edge by the words “Dem Deutschen Meister”; blue/yellow nylon belt strap with barbs at the end of the belt; diameter: approx. 14 cm. Signs of age and wear; a chip on the edge of the buckle. FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MARIA WELLER.

RENÉ WELLER - "Dem Deutschen Meister" championship belt, awarded by the "BDB" (Federation of German Professional Boxers), featuring a large, round belt buckle with the traditional, vertically intertwined golden "BDB"- The boxing association’s logo is prominently displayed, entwined by a raised laurel wreath and surrounded on the outer edge by the words “Dem Deutschen Meister”; blue/yellow nylon belt strap with barbs at the end of the belt; diameter: approx. 14 cm. Signs of age and wear; a chip on the edge of the buckle. FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF MARIA WELLER. *The Federation of German Professional Boxers (BDB) was founded in 1949 and is the official governing body and leading umbrella organization for professional boxing in Germany. The BDB awards the titles of German Champion and International German Champion in professional boxing across 14 weight classes for men and 17 weight classes for women. Such belts are awarded to the official titleholders of the respective weight classes in German professional boxing. On September 25, 1981, René Weller faced the reigning German lightweight champion, Dieter Schantz, in Cologne. Weller won the fight by knockout in the 4th round and became the German professional lightweight champion. This belt symbolizes Weller’s athletic achievements in boxing and the beginning of his professional career.