Ezzard Charles vs. Charley Burley (1st meeting)
Charley Burley 155 lbs lost to Ezzard Charles 162 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1942-05-25
- Location: Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Referee: Buck McTiernan
"Ezzard Charles moved into the first rank of the nation's middleweights today through an upset conquest of Charley Burley. Charles snapped Burley's string of victories at 26 straight and he did it so convincingly that even Burley's best friends admitted he was licked. Charles won the first two rounds but when Burley came back to win the 3rd, everyone thought Charley was just cold and now warming up. In the 4th, however, Charles had Burley as close to being KO'd as any fighter can be. Burley then had his best round in the 5th when he not only took the play away from Charles but battered him from pillar to post. Burley also won the 6th using a long looping left to his advantage. Charles then stepped into the classy Burley to take the play away from him in a great fight." -Associated Press
- Attendance - 12,134
- Gate - $31,686.50