Carl Tremaine

Carl Tremaine (born Carmelo Cantalupo; November 11, 1901 – March 17, 1989) was an Italian-born Canadian professional bantamweight boxer.

Early life Carmelo Cantalupo was born in Palermo, Sicily, on November 11, 1901. He grew up in Listowel, Ontario.

He was raised in a family with eight children, six boys and two girls. Carl began boxing at a young age, following in the footsteps of his older brothers, who were all fighters.

Professional boxing career He went to Detroit and turned pro in 1918, using the ring name Carl Tremaine. He drew comparisons to Stanley Ketchel and Terry McGovern, with his fighting style resembling a mix of both fighters.

Between May and December 1920, Tremaine posted two victories over Memphis Pal Moore in their first two bouts and kicked off a fight series with Joe Burman, winning one and dropping one. He lost in a rubber match against Burman on January 19, 1921. He returned to the win column five days later with a victory over former bantamweight champion Kid Williams in Philadelphia on January 24, 1921. He positioned himself as a challenger for Joe Lynch's world bantamweight title, The title fight was stopped in the fourth round by referee Sergeant Major Blake following several knockdowns. By May 27, 1921, he had either been stripped of the title or had vacated it.

Following a win over Roy Moore, he fought to a 12-round draw with Jack "Kid" Wolfe at Dunn Field in Cleveland on July 11, 1921.

In February 1923, he scored a sixth-round knockout victory over "Irish" Johnny Curtin in their rematch. Curtin was then a leading contender for a world title fight.

He went on to outpoint Johnny Ertle in their March 1923 bout in Windsor, Ontario, and then he fought Ertle again at Columbus's Fairmount Arena in May 1923, winning the 12-round rematch. On July 7, 1923, he scored a seventh-round knockout over Peter Zivic in Pittsburgh. The Cleveland-based bantamweight battled Young Montreal to a 12-round draw in their rematch on November 9, 1923.

He faced Canadian bantamweight champion Bobby Eber at the Barton Street Arena in Hamilton, Ontario, in June 1924. He lost to Eber by disqualification in the fifth round. It drew a record attendance for boxing in Hamilton at the time. Following the loss to Eber, he scored a TKO victory over Jack "Kid" Wolfe in the first round of a 10-round rematch at Cleveland's Olympic Arena on July 28, 1924.

He outpointed world bantamweight champion Eddie Martin on February 24, 1925, facing a titleholder who held a 63-2-2 record. The world championship was not on the line, as both Tremaine and Martin came in at 121¼ pounds, exceeding the 118-pound bantamweight limit. The event set a Cleveland record for indoor boxing attendance.

In October 1925, he fought Benny Gershe, who entered the ring with 13 wins and one loss. He stopped Gershe with a knockout in the tenth and final round.

In the February 1926 issue of The Ring, he was ranked eighth among the bantamweights of 1925.

He defeated former Canadian champion Howard Mayberry by technical knockout on February 16, 1927. The bout ended when Mayberry sustained a fractured lower jaw and could not continue.

He eventually changed his name to Carl Kent, moved back to New York City, and paid for admission into the electrician's union.