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Info on Tony Almeida from the March, 1943 edition of Ring magazine (p.28)

Professional boxing suffered another loss when Anthony C. Almeida of Bristol, R.I., a Portuguese-American middleweight with an excellent record was killed in action in the Pacific arena. Word was received from the navy department on December 15th that the young boxer, who started his career in 1940, was a marine casualty. Though his parents were not notified on what battlefield he was killed presumed it was in the Solomon Islands where Tony was stationed as a member of the Leatherneck Division.

Almeida started his ring career on April 22, 1940 with a four round loss to Eddie Ardourian and from that point until his enlistment on January 22, 1942, he dropped only one contest, to Jackie Caprell in eight rounds and scored 11 victories, five by knockouts. He fought as an amateur around New Bedford and Fall river the year before turning pro.