Willie Pep vs. Charley Riley

Willie Pep 123 lbs beat Charley Riley 125 lbs by KO at 1:05 in round 5 of 15

• Date: 1950-01-16
• Location: Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
• Referee: Harry Kessler
• Judge: Gene Farrell
• Judge: Albert Graff

"Willie Pep, 123 1/2, master of the featherweights, put his title on the line last night and took it back when he was good and ready - at 1:05 of the 5th round. Up to that point Pep had been playing with St. Louis' Charley Riley, 125 1/2, who had pleaded for several years for a crack at the title. For four rounds they waltzed around, with now and then a flurry of right and left jabs - mostly from Pep, as Riley couldn't find a place for his good right hand. Then, in the 5th, Pep found a place for his knockout blow and he let it go. Pep feinted a left and like a streak of lightning the right uppercut came barreling through onto Riley's jaw, which spun Charley 45 degrees before falling flat on his face, out cold." -Associated Press

• Attendance - 11,115
• Gate - $56,905 (St. Louis record at that time)
• Purses: 50% of the net proceeds went to Pep and 10% went to Riley