3. L'Équipe Collections 13 August 1922, Deauville Georges Carpentier was the sporting idol of the day, and boxing was the key to young people's physical education. In the hushed setting of the "Bains de Mer", two young boxers faced off in an open-air demonstration, watched by the elegant public of the Normandy resort. But at the end of the summer of 1922, on 24 September, the Frenchman, beaten by the Senegalese 'Battling' Siki, lost his title. Siki, lost his light-heavyweight title. August 13, 1922, Deauville. Georges Carpentier is the sports idol of the moment, and youth physical education involves boxing. In the refined setting of the "Bains de Mer," two young boxers face off in an open-air exhibition, under the watchful eyes of the elegant, hat-wearing holiday crowd of Normandy. But at the end of that summer, on September 24, Carpentier is defeated by Senegalese boxer "Battling" Siki and loses his world light heavyweight title. Format de l'image en cm : 40 x 60 / Format fini en cm : 40 x 60 Print format in inch: 15,75 x 23,62 / Full size in inch: 15,75 x 23,62 Printed on Hahnemülhle FineArt Baryta Satin 300 g paper Posterior Unframed Certificate of authenticity L'Équipe This lot will be available 3 weeks after the end of the sale.