The museum was named after Polish coach Feliks Stamm, who prepped Polish boxers for seven consecutive Olympic Games in the years 1936 and 1968. He died in April 1976.
The highlights of the collection include a belt of the 1953 European featherweight champion Józef Kruża, and the gloves of 1960 Olympic vice-champion Zbigniew Pietrzykowski who at the time lost against American Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali.
“The history of boxing in this legendary (…) facility has come full circle,” said Paula Stamm, the great granddaughter of the famed coach and initiator of the museum. “As we open this museum let us recall the memorable [victory in] May 1953, when Polish representatives scooped ten medals at the tenth European championship: five gold, two silver and two bronze, achieving unprecedented success in a tournament of such ranking,” she added. (aba)
Source: PAP