Boxing during the Roman Empire was brutal, with boxers often fighting to the death with gladiator-like attachments on their gloves. Boxing in Rome was made illegal around 30 B.C. The Romans did introduce one enduring concept to Boxing -- the boxing ring, which remains an important part of Boxing to this day. Wear your passion on your lapel with our boxing glove lapel pin. Handcast in solid, lead-free pewter, and dipped in gold, each of our pins is an original three dimensional sculpture signed by the artist, Jim Clift. Handcrafted in our studio in Coventry, RI, our pins are 100% US made.