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What was Tony Canzoneri's nationality?

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American boxer Tony Canzoneri was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on November 6, 1908. He began his professional boxing career in 1925 and quickly rose through the ranks, winning the world lightweight title in 1930 and the world welterweight title in 1933. Canzoneri held both titles simultaneously for a brief period, becoming the first boxer to do so.
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