Primo Carnera was born in Sequals, Italy on October 26, 1906. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on September 12, 1928 against Leon Sebilo. Carnera defeated Sebilo via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Carnera became a world champion at the age of 26 after 81 professional fights. He challenged Jack Sharkey for the The Ring heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 6th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Carnera's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Luigi Musina at age 39, on May 19, 1946.
Some of Primo Carnera's best fights were against Jack Sharkey (HOFer) and Young Stribling (HOFer). For a complete list of Carnera's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Primo Carnera".
Carnera has 14 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Primo Carnera Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
103 | May 19, 1946 | 39 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
102 | Mar 19, 1946 | 39 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
101 | Nov 21, 1945 | 39 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
100 | Sep 25, 1945 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
99 | Jul 22, 1945 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
98 | Dec 04, 1937 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
97 | Nov 18, 1937 | 31 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
96 | May 27, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
95 | Mar 16, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
94 | Mar 06, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
93 | Dec 09, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
92 | Nov 25, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
91 | Nov 01, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
90 | Jun 25, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
89 | Mar 15, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
88 | Jan 22, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
87 | Jan 13, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
86 | Dec 01, 1934 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
85 | Jun 14, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
84 | Mar 01, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
83 | Oct 22, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
82 | Jun 29, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
81 | Feb 10, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 13 |
80 | Dec 30, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
79 | Dec 20, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
78 | Dec 19, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
77 | Dec 15, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
76 | Dec 13, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
75 | Dec 09, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
74 | Dec 02, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
73 | Nov 18, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
72 | Nov 04, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
71 | Oct 17, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
70 | Oct 13, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
69 | Oct 07, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
68 | Sep 01, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | NWS 10 |
67 | Aug 19, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
66 | Aug 16, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
65 | Aug 02, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
64 | Jul 28, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
63 | Jul 20, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
62 | May 30, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
61 | May 15, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
60 | Apr 30, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
59 | Apr 07, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
58 | Mar 23, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
57 | Feb 29, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
56 | Feb 05, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
55 | Jan 25, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
54 | Nov 27, 1931 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
53 | Nov 19, 1931 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
52 | Oct 12, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
51 | Aug 06, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
50 | Aug 04, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
49 | Jul 24, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
48 | Jun 30, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
47 | Jun 26, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
46 | Jun 15, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
45 | Mar 05, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
44 | Dec 18, 1930 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Nov 30, 1930 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
42 | Oct 07, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
41 | Sep 17, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
40 | Sep 08, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Aug 30, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Jul 29, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
37 | Jul 17, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
36 | Jun 23, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | DQ 5 |
35 | Jun 05, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
34 | Apr 22, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
33 | Apr 14, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
32 | Apr 08, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
31 | Mar 28, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
30 | Mar 26, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
29 | Mar 20, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
28 | Mar 17, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
27 | Mar 11, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
26 | Mar 03, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
25 | Feb 24, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
24 | Feb 17, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
23 | Feb 14, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
22 | Feb 11, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
21 | Feb 06, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
20 | Jan 31, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
19 | Jan 24, 1930 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Dec 17, 1929 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Dec 07, 1929 | 23 | ![]() | loss | DQ 7 |
16 | Nov 18, 1929 | 23 | ![]() | win | DQ 4 |
15 | Oct 17, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Sep 18, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
13 | Aug 30, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
12 | Aug 25, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Aug 14, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
10 | Jun 26, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
9 | May 30, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
8 | May 22, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
7 | Apr 28, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | loss | DQ 1 |
6 | Jan 18, 1929 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Dec 01, 1928 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
4 | Nov 25, 1928 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
3 | Oct 30, 1928 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Sep 25, 1928 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
1 | Sep 12, 1928 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |