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Salvatore Interbartolo, better known as Sal Bartolo (1917-11-05 in Boston, MA – 2002-02-19) was the former NBA world boxing featherweight
Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling ....
 champion.

olo had a stellar amateur career, and in 1937 won New York Golden Gloves
New York Golden Gloves

This amateur boxing tournament is considered by many boxing aficionados as one of the three most elite Golden Gloves titles, along with the Chicago Golden Gloves and the Intercity Golden Gloves....
 in the bantamweight division and New York Golden Gloves Tournament Of Champions in the bantamweight division.

n as the "Pride of East Boston", Bartolo won the National Boxing Association World featherweight title in 1944 with a points win over Phil Terranova
Phil Terranova

Phil Terranova was the former NBA world boxing featherweight champion. Terranova won the crown when he Knockout'ed Jackie Callura on August 16, 1943, and lost the belt when he was outpointed by Sal Bartolo on March 10, 1944....
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Salvatore Interbartolo, better known as Sal Bartolo (1917-11-05 in Boston, MA – 2002-02-19) was the former NBA world boxing featherweight
Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling ....
 champion.

Amateur career

Bartolo had a stellar amateur career, and in 1937 won New York Golden Gloves
New York Golden Gloves

This amateur boxing tournament is considered by many boxing aficionados as one of the three most elite Golden Gloves titles, along with the Chicago Golden Gloves and the Intercity Golden Gloves....
 in the bantamweight division and New York Golden Gloves Tournament Of Champions in the bantamweight division.

Pro career

Known as the "Pride of East Boston", Bartolo won the National Boxing Association World featherweight title in 1944 with a points win over Phil Terranova
Phil Terranova

Phil Terranova was the former NBA world boxing featherweight champion. Terranova won the crown when he Knockout'ed Jackie Callura on August 16, 1943, and lost the belt when he was outpointed by Sal Bartolo on March 10, 1944....
. Later that year he fought a rematch with Terranova. In the rematch the Referee voted for Terranova but both judges gave it to Bartolo. "Bartolo piled up a long early lead, coasted in the middle stages and flashed back strongly in the closing rounds." New York Times.

He lost the belt to Willie Pep
Willie Pep

Guglielmo Papaleo was an United States boxing who was better known as Willie Pep. Pep fought a total of 242 bouts during his 26 year career, a considerable number of fights even for a fighter of his era....
 in 1946 via KO.

Life After Boxing

Bartola later owned and managed the Ringside Cafe in East Boston for over 30 years. He then became a court officer in Salem and Peabody courts until he retired.