Tony DeMarco

Tony DeMarco (January 14, 1932 – October 11, 2021), born Leonardo Liotta, was an American boxer and Undisputed World Welterweight Champion. Born to Sicilian immigrants from Sciacca (AG), Vincent and Giacomina, DeMarco grew up in the North End neighborhood of Boston.

DeMarco was also, for a short time, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, where he was a business owner and where he suffered the death of his young son by way of a car-bicycle collision.