Primo Carnera Primo Carnera Primo Carnera (; 26 October 1906 – 29 June 1967), nicknamed the Ambling Alp, was an Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from 29 June 1933 to 14 June 1934. Primo Carnera was born in Sequals, then in the Province of Udine, now in the Province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia at the north-easternmost corner of Italy. On 13 March 1939, Carnera married Giuseppina Kovačič (1913–1980), a post office clerk from Gorizia. In 1953 they became American citizens. They settled in Los Angeles, where Carnera opened a restaurant and a liquor store. They had two children, Umberto
Luigi Musina the European champion in the Light heavyweight class, and held the title until 1947. Musina ended the career of former world heavyweight champion Primo Carnera. 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. Luigi Musina Luigi Musina (17 April 1914, Gorizia – 10 February 1990, Cormons) was an Italian boxer. He won twice the gold medal in the 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan and the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Dublin, winning twice his final fights against Franciszek