Luigi Musina (17 April 1914, in

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– 10 February 1990, in

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) was an Italian

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. He won the

1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships The 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy from 5 to 9 May. It was the fifth edition of the competition, organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 85 fighters from 16 countries par ...

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, Italy and the

1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships The 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Dublin, Ireland from 18 to 22 April. It was the sixth edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 71 fighters ...

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, Ireland winning the final fights against Franciszek Szymura. Musina fought in several duals: ITA vs. HUN (1936), Europe vs. USA (1936, 1937, 1939), ITA vs. USA (1937), ITA vs. POL (1938, 1939), ITA vs. GER (1938, 1939, 1940), scoring +13 –1 =0.DualGER_ITA
Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 November 2011. In April 1940 he won the first professional bout of his career. In April 1942 he became the European champion in the

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class, and held the title until 1947. Musina ended the career of former world heavyweight champion

Primo Carnera Primo Carnera (; 26 October 1906 – 29 June 1967) was an Italian professional boxer and wrestler who achieved international fame during the 1930s. He reigned as the boxing World Heavyweight Champion from 29 June 1933 to 14 June 1934. He won ...

. Carnera was attempting a comeback after World War II and had won two straight matches. However, after losing two decisions and being stopped by Musina, Carnera retired.

References

External links

BoxRec.com – Luigi Musina
1914 births 1990 deaths Italian male boxers Sportspeople from Gorizia 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub