Carmen Barth

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Carmine R. "Carmen" Barth (born September 13, 1912 in Cleveland , † September 18, 1985 in Avon Lake ) was an American boxer and Olympic middleweight champion from 1932.

Career

Carmen Barth represented his homeland alongside Lou Salica (flyweight), Joseph Lang (bantamweight), John Hines (featherweight), Nathan Bor (lightweight), John Miler (light heavyweight) and Frederick Feary (heavyweight) at the 10th Summer Olympics in 1932 in Los Angeles . Although Barth had not previously won a national championship, he won the middleweight gold medal with victories against Manuel Cruz from Mexico, Ernest Pierce from South Africa and Amado Azar from Argentina.

His professional career began after the Olympic Games and lasted until March 1941. He played 63 fights, including 44 wins and 4 draws. On February 19, 1938 he boxed in Cleveland for the world championship against Freddie Steele (balance: 123 wins - 3 defeats), but lost to tKo in the seventh round. In 1942 he was drafted into the United States Navy and ended his boxing career.

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SURNAME Barth, Carmen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carmine DiBartholomeo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 1985
Place of death Avon Lake