Carmine Basilio (April 2 1927 – November 7 2012) better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio was an American professional boxer who had been a two weight class world boxing champion. Some reports have suggested that Basilio changed his name from Carmine to Carmen before he began boxing to sound more masculine.[citation needed]
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