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Holman Williams 146 lbs lost to Cocoa Kid 143 lbs by PTS in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1937-06-11
- Location: Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Referee: Battling Ferdie
Cocoa won a close decision. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, "it was close, very close...The fight was not fast, though fairly interesting, because both apparently wanted to counter-punch and neither would do much leading." Williams got out in front, but it was even after the first six rounds. Williams took a good lead in the eighth and ninth rounds but Cocoa outboxed his opponent in the last four rounds. Reporter Pete Baird scored it 7 rounds for Cocoa, 6 for Williams, and two even.