Cocoa Kid vs. Charley Burley (1st meeting)
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Charley Burley 145 lbs beat Cocoa Kid 144 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1938-08-22
- Location: Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Al Grayber
- Judge: Willie Davies
- Judge: Karl Koehn
"A gold belt emblematic of the world's colored welterweight championship belonged to Charley Burley of Pittsburgh today. Burley earned the right to the belt by defeating Cocoa Kid of Puerto Rico in a 15-round championship fight at Hickey Park Arena here last night. Burley put his Puerto Rican opponent on the canvas three times - in the 2nd for a nine count; the 14th for a no-count and in the 15th for an eight count." -The Altoona Mirror
- The belt mentioned in the Mirror's article had been donated by Ring Magazine.